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June 13, 2005 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Road Builders, LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was backing up in his Euclid to dump DGA in stockpile. He backed up too far and backed over the edge of the stockpile and flipped over backwards, with the Euclid landing on its wheels.

April 22, 2003 KY · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Road Builders, LLC · Struck against a moving object

EE STATES THAT HE WAS COMING OUT OF PIT ON A MODERATE INCLINE LOADED WITH ROCK ON HIS FIRST LOADOF THE DAY. THE EUCLID STALLED AND HE APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. IT HELD ON FOR AWHILE THEN ST ARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS AND RUN UP ON A SIDE ENBANKMENT AND EASED OVER ON ITS PASSENGER SIDE.SEAT BELT WERE UNAVAILABLE BUT SOME UNEXPLAINED REASON THE EE WAS NOT USING IT.

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