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August 19, 1997 ND · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Falkirk Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

A PASSENGER VAN WAS TRAVELING TO THE MINE FACILITY AND OVERTURNED WHEN IT DROVE ONTO A WINDROW OF GRAVEL PLACED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HAULROAD BY A CONTRACTOR. AN EE WAS FATALITY INJURED.

November 24, 1992 ND · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
The Coteau Properties Company · Struck against a moving object

A FLEET OF SCRAPERS WAS HAULING SUBSOIL TO A STOCKPILE.TWO CAT 651 SCRAPERS COLLIDED HEAD-ON ON THE HAUL ROAD.THE HAUL ROAD WAS WIDE ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE TRAFFIC.THE HAUL ROAD WAS IN GOOD COND ITION AND VISIBILITY WAS GOOD.IT APPEARS THAT THE MAN THAT WAS FATALLY INJURED WAS ON THE WRONG LANE.

February 16, 1991 ND · Coal superintendent Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Falkirk Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND SKID INTO BERM AND ROLLED OVER EMBANKMENT(BERM) DOWN SLOP

December 17, 1990 ND · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Falkirk Mining Company · Struck by powered moving object

A COAL HAULER AND SCRAPER COLLIDED AT AN INTERSECTION WHERE SCRAPER WAS CROSSING HAUL ROAD.

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