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October 8, 2014 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Green Crow Rock Products · Struck against a moving object

EE was busy both loading trucks and adding sand to the portable screening plant. EE had to move around the pit at a quick pace. EE was traveling across the pit and passed over the drainage ditch and EE did not see hole in pit floor. Passing over the hole caused the loader to bounce. The sudden bounce caused his head to move from side to side in a sudden fashion. EE on light duty

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