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January 22, 2009 OH · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
Quality Aggregates Inc · Struck by falling object

While clearing material, the operator pulled the bucket of the excavator too close to the cab and a rock (about the size of a softball) came through the windshield of the excavator striking him in the pelvic area.

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