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May 17, 1995 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Clark Limestone Company · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS RIDING UP A HILL, OUT OF THE PIT WITH A DRIVER, WHOM HE WAS TRAINING TO DRIVE. THEY REACHED THE CREST OF THE HILL, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF 1ST GEAR, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO ROL L BACK. BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT THE TRUCK WAS NOT STOPPING DUE TO IT BEING LOADED WITH MATERIAL. THE TRUCK TRAVELED APPROX 15 - 20' WHEN THE DRIVER TURNED IT INTO THE BANK AND ROLLING IT ON

February 21, 1994 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Clark Limestone Company · Struck by falling object

MATERIAL SHIFTED IN OFF-ROAD IT TRUCK AS TRUCK DRIVER WAS RAISIG THE BOX TO DUMP CONTENTS INTO CRUSHER FEEDER. A PIECE OF MATERIAL DEFLECTED VOER THE EDGE OFTHE TRUCK BOXHITTING HT EPLANT OEP RATOR ABOVE TH KNEE. OPERATOR WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVIGN BACK INTO OPERATOR BUILDIGN WHEN THIS HAPPENED.

July 2, 1991 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Clark Limestone Company · Struck against a moving object

DRIVER OF R-20 HAUL TRUCK WAS RETURNING TO THE QUARRY EMPTY AND DID NOT PULL OVER FAR ENOUGH FOR LOADER R-20. DUST ON HAUL ROAD WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR AND ALSO WINDY CONDITIONS BLOWING THE DUST. TOP CORNER OF TRUCK BOXES HOOKED TOGETHER, CAUSING EMPTY TRUCK TO STRIKE THE HAUL ROAD BERM.

October 5, 1990 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Clark Limestone Company · Struck against a moving object

DRIVER CAME IN TO SHOP & TOLD ME HE WAS SITTING IN THE TRUCK WHILE IT WAS BEING LOADED IN THE QU ARRY A LARGE ROCK FELLL OUT OF THE BUCKET CAUSING THE TRUCK TO BEFRASE WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO BUMP INTO THE DOOR ON WHICH HE WAS LEANING HECOMPLAINED OF SORE RIBS SO WAS SENT TO DR IN MO VALLEY

July 18, 1990 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Clark Limestone Company · Struck by flying object

THE EUCLID TRUCK DRIVER WAS PICKING UP SOME PIECES OF ROCK IN FRONT OF THE FEEDER APRON, THAT HAD BEEN SPILLED OFF OF THE PREVIOUS HAUL TRUCK. A PIECE OF ROCK ABOUT HAND SIZE FLEW OUT OF THE FEEDER AND LANDED ON THE DRIVERS SHOULDER.

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