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July 3, 2006 IL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Falling Springs Quarry Company · Struck against a moving object

The truck landed on its' right rear corner in the dumped material the truck then fell forward causing the left front corner of the cab to striking the rock wall and sloughed or rolled back to the position. He seem lucid but bloody from cuts on his left arm and right hand and some cut on his head, was no visible bleeding at that time.

July 5, 2000 IL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Falling Springs Quarry Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS LOADING CAPSTON AND STRIPPING INTO 100 TON TRUCKS WITH A CAT 992G WHEN HIS BUCKET TEETH HOOKED INTO A SEAM IN THE CAPSTONE. WHILE TRYING TO LIFT THE BUCKET, THE BACK OF THE MACHINE CAM E OFF THE GROUND. WHEN HE BACKED AWAY FROM THE WALL, THE BACK OF THE MACHINE CAME DOWN, JARRING HIM, CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE IN THE SEAT.

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