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June 22, 1985 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Monolith Portland Cement Company · Struck against a moving object

THE EE WAS DRIVING A CAT DJB OFF HIGHWAY TRUCK LOADED WITH APPROX 40 TONS OF SILICA MATERIAL. THE TRUCK DRIFTED ONTO THE LEFT BERM CONTINUED ONTO THE ROAD & OFF THE RT SHOULDER INTO A FIELD A PPROX 1500\. THE EE WAS FOUND UNCONSCIOUS BESIDE THE TRUCKS COMPARTMENT ONT EH VEHICLE RT SIDE & TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO TEHACHAPI HOSPITAL.

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