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October 23, 2018 NV · Metal/Non-Metal scoop tram operator, load/haul/dump operator POWERED HAULAGE
ACG Materials · Struck by falling object

EE overfilled bucket of bobcat with rock from under crusher hopper, EE was backing up. When positioning bobcat to dump material, bobcat tipped backward into uneven ground causing rocks to fall from back of bucket into cab on miner's leg. Rock lodged into bucket pedal control causing more rocks to fall into cab and strike miner on right leg, causing contusions and abrasions.

August 18, 2015 NV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
ACG Materials · Struck against a moving object

Truck driver hit by drunk driver. Trucker swerved to avoid fatal accident, bruised right thumb/palm on shift tower. Accident happened on Highway 50 East in Silver Springs, NV.

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