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March 6, 1990 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Astro Quarries · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DRIVING 769 HAUL TRUCK FROM PIT TO CRUSHER WHEN IT ENTERED A DITCH ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED. EE INDICATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BROKE, AT WHICHT IME HE HIT THE BRAKES HARD AND THE TRUCK ANGLED LEFT INTO DITCH. EE HIT STEERING WHEEL HURTING HIS CHEST EE DID NOT REPORT INJURY TO SUPERVISOR WHEN HE DROVE TRUCK TO PARKING SPOT, NOR WHEN HE LEFT WORK FOR THE DAY

February 21, 1989 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Astro Quarries · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE HAD JUST FINSIHED DUMP LOAD ROCK BY CRUSHER AND WAS ON WAY BACK INTO MINE WHEN A PARTIALLY RAISED BED CAUGHT ON CEILING OF MINE ENTRANCE CAUSING THE TRUCK TO COME TO A SUDDEN STOP. SU DDEN STOP CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO HIT STEERING WHEEL AND DASH INJURING RIGHT LOWER RIBS.

October 27, 1988 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Astro Quarries · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING ACLINE TRUCK LOAED WITH DUST TO TJHE TOP OF THE HILL IT LOST ALL POWER. TRUCK STARTED ROLLING BACKAWARDS, WHILE TRYING TO AVOID ANOTHER TRUCK, HE TURNED THE WHEEL AND HIT THE BA NK CAUSING THE TRUCK TO TIP OVER ON ITS SIDE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS HAVING SPRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER AND BACK SPRAIN.

May 20, 1988 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Astro Quarries · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A MICHIGAN BOZER SCRAPER IN OVERBURDEN REMOVAL IN PUSH PULL COMBINATIONS WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE OPERATING A CAT 657 SCRAPER. THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING INTO POSITION WHEN INSTEAD OF GOING HE STOPED THE MACHINE THE SCRAPER COMMING TO PUSH BUMPED INTOT HE FRONT MACHINE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TURNED TO LOOK TO THE REAR AND THE BUMP CAUSED SOME PAIN IN THIS NECK THE EM

August 12, 1987 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Park Bend Company · Struck against a moving object

DRIVER OF DUMP 7RUCK FAILED TO LOWER BED BEFORE DRIVING OUT OF MINE.TRUCK BED STRUCK ROOF OF MINE THROWING DRIVER INTO STEERING WHEEL.

April 22, 1987 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader operator POWERED HAULAGE
Astro Quarries · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

I.NAME RUNNING 5OADER IN UG MINE AREA.BEGAN TO FEEL ILL-HEADACHE,DIZZY,SICK TO STOMACH.SAID HE COULD HARDLY HOLD HEAD UP.LEFT WORKING AND WENT HOME.WENT TO DR NEXT AM.

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