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October 21, 2024 IL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
VCNA Prairie LLC · Struck against a moving object

Operator reported that while driving the haul truck down the ramp into the pit, the truck slid sideways into a rut, causing a jarring motion that resulted in discomfort to EE's right wrist and lower back. EE was wearing EE's seatbelt at the time and had been holding onto the bar with EE's right hand.

April 7, 2021 IL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
VCNA Prairie LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee used the 980F as transport from C4, where employee was working, to the employee break room up top. At approximately 2:30am, the employee hit a bump & said the seat "bottomed out" & employee's back crimped. Employee initially thought employee was ok but, when employee tried to move a troughing roller, employee realized that employee couldn't do it because back hurt.

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