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August 26, 2009 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Keystone Development · Struck against a moving object

Employee started up from th epit on an access road in order to construct a drill bench. He was operating dozer approx 15 ft up the access road the dozer got over too far left over the berm and started to slide towards the pit. Immediately material was being placed under the dozer where it had partially went over the edge. He tried to turn his dozer toward the pit.

October 8, 2008 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Keystone Development · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Building road dozer contact with tree and hanging dead limb fell and hit and broke side glass and hit EE in the left eye. Flushed on site and transported to ER where he was checked and released with no damage to L. eye, EE was wearing his glasses.

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