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September 26, 2024 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Glenn O Hawbaker Inc · Struck against a moving object

While loading oversize rock into the haul truck a large rock jolted the truck causing the truck operator to sway side to side causing the operator to hit their head on the side door window. The loader operator saw the truck shake but didn`t know the truck operator hit their head.

October 22, 2019 PA · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Glenn O Hawbaker Inc · Struck by falling object

While putting a 30' piece of channel frame conveyor into the shop to avoid the rain the straps on one end slid off the forks on the telehandler allowing the end of the conveyor to fall aprox 3' onto an employees left foot.

November 6, 2006 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Glenn O Hawbaker Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Attempiting to clean return roller when hand slipped and left ring finger was caught between return roller and conveyor belt.

January 27, 2005 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Glenn O Hawbaker Inc · Struck against a moving object

Triaxle driver was being loaded with R8 size rock. When the rock was placed in the truck bed, driver was bumped out of his seat and into the passenger seat and felt back pop.

May 14, 2004 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Glenn O Hawbaker Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE SAID 30 DAYS ATER HE HAD BACK PAIN THAT HE THOUGHT RUNNING HAUL TRUCK THAT THIS IS WHAT HURT HIS BACK, BUT THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO ME UNTIL 30 - 40 DAYS LATER.

August 22, 2002 PA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Glenn O Hawbaker Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WATERING THE ENTRANCE ROAD TO THE QUARRY USING A WATER TANK TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS TRAVELING ON A DOWN HILL GRADE TOWARDS THE SCALES AND SCALEHOUSE. HE SWERVED INTO AN EARTHEN E MBANKMENT TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH A TRIAXLE TRUCK WHICH WAS BACKING UP OFF THE SCALES BECAUSE IT WAS OVERLOADED. THE ACCIDENT CAUSED THE TRUCK TO OVERTURN. HE WAS WEARING A SEATBELT WHICH WAS

February 8, 2000 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Glenn O Hawbaker Inc · Struck against a moving object

VICTIM WAS CLEANING FROZEN ROADWAYS AROUND STOCK PILE AREAS WHEN CORNER OF LOADER BUCKET HOOKED A PILE CAUSING THE MACHINE TO STOP ABRUPTLY.

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