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September 9, 1992 ID · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Nerco De Lamar Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING LUBE TRUCK GOING TO THE TAILINGS DAM TO START EQUIPMENT FOR THE DAY SHIFT PRODUCTION PEOPLE.AFTER STARTING DOWN THE ROAD TO THE DAM THE EMPLOYEE FELT THE BRAKES WERE NOT HOLDING WELL ENOUGH SO HE DOWN SHIFTED BUT MISSED THE NEXT LOWER GEAR. CONSEQUENTLY THE VEHICLEGAINED SPEED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO BE STOPPED BEFORE GOING OVER THE BERM.

August 18, 1988 ID · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Nerco De Lamar Company · Struck against a moving object

EMP WAS OPER FEL IN ORE CORRAL. APPROACHING RE PILE FOR NEW LOAD WHEN BUCKET HIT HIDDEN CONCRETE SLAB AND CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. SUDDEN STOP CAUSED THE EMP TO BE WHIPPED FORWARD AND BACK WARD CAUSIGN A CASE SEVERE WHIPLASH. EMP WORKED UNTIL 27 //OF AUGUST BEFORE ANY LOST TIME OCCURED.

February 24, 1987 ID · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent POWERED HAULAGE
Nerco De Lamar Company · Struck against a moving object

INJ IS MINE SUP9RINTENDANT AND WAS ESCORTING A SNOW BLOWER WHILE REMOVING SNOW FROM THE MAIN ROAD. INJ WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED WHEN HE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE IMPACT CAUSED A MINOR WHIP LA8H WHICH THE INJURED WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR FOR ADJUSTMENT. THIS WHIPLASH WAS A NAN AGGRAVATION OF A PREEXISTING CONDITION WHICH HAD BEEN TREATED ON A CONTINUING BASIS

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