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August 28, 2024 PA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Allan Myers Materials · Struck against a moving object

The employee had raised the dump body of Volvo A40G haul truck to dump material into primary dump hopper. In the process of dumping the load the employee claimed the dump body came down quickly from an elevation of six feet while still under load causing the equipment to shake resulting in employee claimed injury of back, buttocks and upper thigh areas.

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