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August 8, 1984 CO · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rockcastle Company · Struck against a moving object

PREVIOUS SCRAPER ACROSS FILL HAD DUMPED LARGE ROCK ON INSIDE OF FILL.WHEN I.NAME CAME ACROSS FILL TO DUMP,TRAILER OF SCRAPER CAUGHT ROCK BOUNCING TRAILER OFF EDGE OF FILL.THIS PULLED TRACTOR O VER.THE SIDE OF FILL WAS SOFT CAUSING MACHINE TO ROLL.SEATBELTS WERE IN USE.

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