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October 18, 2004 NM · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE

Lafarge Southwest · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING EQUIPMENT, RAN OVER LARGE ROCK THAT JOSTLED OPERATOR INSIDE THE CAB.

February 16, 2004 NM · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE

Lafarge Southwest · Struck against a moving object

EQUIP. OPERATOR CHOSE TO CHANGE THE NORMAL ROUTE OF HAUL. HE CROSSED THE PATH WHICH THE SCRAPERS HAD BEEN HAULING AND HIT A ROUGH SPOT, CAUSING A JOLT AND INJURING HIS BACK. IT IS UNKNOWN WHY THE OPERATOR CHANGED THE HAUL ROUTE FROM WHAT HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO DO.

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