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March 26, 1985 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG THE PAYLOADER TO LOAD CLAY ON THE INTERPLANT TRUCK. HE HAD THE BUCKET DOWN TO SCOOP UP CLAY FROM A CONCRETE FLOOR, WHICH HAS AN ELEVATION OF APPROX. 2 INCHES AT THE POINT. THE BUCKET HIT3THE ELEVATED CONCRETE, WHICH CAUSED EMPLOYEES NECK TO BE JERKED, DAMAGING A NERVE IN HIS NECK AND SHOULDER.

October 10, 1984 KY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING PAYLOADER WHEN HE NOTICED ANOTHER OPERATOR WAS LOOSING OIL FROM HIS PAYLOADER. HE TRIED TO STOP HIM AND HIT A HOLE CAUSING HIM TO HURT HIS BACK OR HIP.

March 15, 1984 TN · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger POWERED HAULAGE
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS DRIVING DUMP TRUCK HAULING CLAY FROM TRENTHAM MINE TO BRICK PLANT HE METE A ROAD GRADER ON A HILL & LET FRONT WHEEL OFTRUCK DROP OFF EDGE OF PAVEMENT LOSING CONTROL OF TRUCK TURNED TRUC K #1243 OVER ON SIDE THERE WAS HIGH PAVEMENT EDGE LOW SHOULDER & MINIMUM PASSING ROOM ON THIS ROAD HE SUSTAINED A FX LEFT SHOULDER & BRUISED LEFT ARM TELEPHONED THIS INFO TO GLENN DYKE AT FRA

February 17, 1984 KY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Struck against a moving object

EMP MOUNTED TOP OF HOPPER RAILROAD CAR TO OPERATE BRAKE AS CAR WAS MOVED DOWN RAILROAD SPUR BY FRONT END LOADER USING CABLE HOOKED TO CAR. WHEN EMP TRIED TO STOP CAR, BRAKES FAILED AND SLAMMED INTO BOXCAR IN FRONT WHICH JOLTED EMPLOYEE SO THAT HIS RIGHT LEG HIT BRAKE LEVER AND HIS LEFT ARM HIT RACK ONTOP OF C AR

February 9, 1984 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Toro De Plata Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MINER WAS OPERATING ON ATLAS COPCO MUCKER HEEL OF MINERS LEFT FOOT WAS EXTENDED OVER EDGE OF MUCKER STEP & WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN MCCKER STEP & RIB. LEFT FOOT HAD SMALL CUT & ANKJLE FOOT & HEEL W ERE SWOLLEN

January 13, 1983 UT · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper POWERED HAULAGE
Redco Silver Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MR ROUNDY & MR RON ANZALONE WERE BRINGING A DIAMEC 250 DRILL TO THE SURFACE ON THE BACK OF KUBOTA TRACTOR. MR ROUNDY WAS RIDING ON THE BACK OF TRACTOR WITH THE DRILL AND MR ANZALONE WAS DRIVIN G. THE DRILL HUNG OUT OF THE SIDE OF KUBOTA ABOUT 2 1/2\ AS THEY WERE COMING UP DECLINE MR ANZALONE GOT TO CLOSE TO THE RIB HITTING THE DRILL ON THE RIB & PUSHING IT BACK AGAINST MR ROUNDYS F

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