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February 18, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE

Metro Stone Company · Struck against a moving object

LOADER FAILED TO STAY IN FORWARD GEAR WHILE STOCKPILING ROCK STARTED BACK DOWN STOCKPILE BACKWARDS AND HIT PILE OF ROCK AT BOTTOM I.NAME COMPLAINED OF NECK PAIN AFTER INCIDENT.

January 31, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE

Metro Stone Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

1 MAN WAS ON GROUND DIRECTING LOADER OPERATOR THIRD MAN TUCK HAND UNDER BUCKET TO MOVE BLOCK DIRECTOR TOLD OPERATOR TO DROP BUCKET THIRD MAN WAS UNABLE TO MOVE HAND IN TIME.

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