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September 26, 2025 FL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
MID Coast Aggregates LLC · Struck against a moving object

Driving haul truck across pit. Hit a pothole strut broke and tire went under the machine.

June 16, 2025 FL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Central State Aggregates LLC · Struck against a moving object

Coming off hill with loader, hit a pothole with loader, bucket went into ground causing EE to be thrown forward and hit the steering wheel.

December 7, 2012 GA · Metal/Non-Metal pumper POWERED HAULAGE
Broad River Stone · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a Cat 730 articulated haul truck and was stockpiling material to stockpile area. When returning to the pit on the last load of the day employee hit the bank with front right tire overturning the truck. Employee was taken to be checked out at Hospital by truck and released. Haul truck was damaged on left side when it overturned.

September 17, 2009 FL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
MID Coast Aggregates LLC · Struck by falling object

Went to bathroom and was walking back. He walked under the belt of the crusher and a rock hit him on the right shoulder. It scraped and bruised it.

April 8, 2009 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Central State Aggregates LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was lifting (with a truck-mounted hoist) a piece of cutting edge to be installed on the bucket of the Komatsu WA-500 endloader. When the cutting edge was nearly in place, the pin fell out of the lifting chain, causing the cutting edge to scrape along his thigh and shin.

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