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March 23, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Chilcote Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE PUSHING SERVICE TRUCK WITH LOADER ACROSS PIT FLOOR TRUCK ENTERED HOLE IN THE GROUND LOADER STOPPED TRUCK SLIPPED OFF BUCKET OF LOADER TRUCK BOUNCED OPERATOR SITTING IN TRUCK HIT HEAD ON INSIDE ROOF OF TRUCK HAD HARD HAT ON

February 7, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal scalper-screen operator POWERED HAULAGE
Chilcote Inc · Struck by falling object

I WAS CLEANING THE SCREEN DECK OF BLINDING MUD AND HAD CONVEYOR THAT FEED SCREEN STILL RUNNING WITH NO MATERIAL ON IT. A ROCK DROPPED ON THE BELT, RAN UP TO THE SCREEN AND WHEN I WAS GOING DOW N THE CHUTE THE ROCK HIT MY RIGHT HAND.

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