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February 2, 1995 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
B & R Materials Corp · Struck against a moving object

THE VICTIM WAS BUILDING A BERM AROUND THE OUTER EDGE OF THE PIT. HE WAS OPERATING A 1977 HOUGH MODEL H-80 FRONT-END LOADER WITH A FOUR YARD BUCKET. HE DROVE THE LOADER OVER THE EDGE AND ROLLED DOWN A 30 FT BANK. HE WAS NOT WEARING HIS SEAT BELT.

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