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1983–2026
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June 9, 2026 WA · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lane Mt. Silica Co. · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Mid-shift truck did hour-long regen burn. Bad smell caused headache. Soon afterward another burn started up. This time threw up. Finished shift in another truck then went to ER.

October 10, 2018 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lane Mt. Silica Co. · Struck against a moving object

The loader made a sudden stop after EE hit a sub-terrain rock. EE's body was jarred from the incident.

March 31, 1989 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hemphill Brothers Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE BACKING DOWN RAMP, HE HIT A BUMP, HURTING HIS BACK NECK AND SHOULDERS.

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