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November 25, 1985 ND · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Husky Industries Inc · Struck against a moving object

AN EMPLOYEE WHI5E STRIPPING OVERBURDEN FROM COAL IN PUSH PULL OPERATION SUFFERED DISPLACEMENT OF VERTABRAE IN MIDDLE OF HIS BACK HIS SCRAPER WAS THE SECOND SCRAPER IN PUSH PULL OPERATION & AS THE FRONT SCRPE9 REMOVED A LARGE PIECE OF OVERBURDEN WHICH WAS FROZEN & HE TRAVELED OVER SAME AREA HIS SCRAPER WHEEL DROPPED INTO CREATED HOLE (21/2FT) WHICH IN TURN CAUSED TOP PART OF FRAME

May 2, 1985 ND · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Husky Industries Inc · Struck against a moving object

I NAME WAS OPERATING A 50TON REAR DUMP TRUCK WAS HAULING COAL OUT OF MINED PIT AREA.AFTER BEING LOADED HE BEGAN HIS ASCENT UP A 525\LONG RAMP OUT OF PIT AREA.WHEN HE REACHED THE 400\-425\ AREA ON THE RAMP THE DRIVER STATED THAT THE TRUCK ENGINE POWERED OTU AND HE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO HOLD THE TRUCK ON THE RAMP.THE BBRAKES COULDN\T HOLD.

March 20, 1985 ND · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Husky Industries Inc · Struck against a moving object

LOWER BACK, HIP, LEG OF EMPLOYEE AGGRAVATED BY DOING AN ASSIGNED TASK OF OPPERATING A FRONT END LOADER LOADING COAL.

July 19, 1984 ND · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Husky Industries Inc · Struck against a moving object

I NAME WAS PERFORMING HIS T ASK OF REMOVING OVERBURDEN ON A 637 D CATERPILLER SCRAPER WHEN HE REPORTED HAVING A SORE BACK HE WAS SUBJECT TO NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS HE WENT TO A PHYSCIAL WH O CONTRIBUTED THE SORENESS IN HIS BACK TO STRAINED MUSCLES IN THE MUD AND LOWER BACK AREA.

June 7, 1984 ND · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Husky Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I NAME WAS STRIPPING OVERBURDEN FROM COAL WHEN HIS SCRAPER GOT STUCK DUE TO THE WET CONDITIONS CAUSED BY RECENT RAINFALL HE COULD NOT FULLY OPEN HIS DOOR TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE AND USED THE SI SIDE STEP TO GET DOWN FROM CAB HE USED FRONT OF MACHINE EXIT WHILE GETTING OFF HE PUT HIS HAND ON THE BOTTTOM SIDE BAIL STOP AND FRAME WHILE BAIL WAS COMING DOWN TO ITS LOWERED POSITION HIS

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