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December 15, 2005 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Fred Hill Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Co-worker was backing up the pickup and backed into employee who was on the rung going to operator station. This was caused due to the blind spot while in the pickup and the overhang of the boom.

August 24, 2004 WA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Fred Hill Materials Inc · Struck against a moving object

While leaving the pit on the haul road he forgot to lower his truck box. He was driving over the posted speed limit with the box in the air. His box hit the over land conveyer which caused the truck hydraulic box to land on the cab of the vehicle.

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