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1983–2026
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October 22, 1986 NV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Bp Gold Company · Struck against a moving object

TRUCK DRIVER WA8 WAITING IN CAR WHILE LOADER WAS LAODING TRUCK. LOADER DROPPED A LARGE ROCK IN BED OF TRUCK. TRUCK BOUNCED. DRIVERS ELBOW BOUNCED ON WINDOW SILL ON WHICH HE WAS RESTING HIS ARM , APPEARED TO B9 A MINOR BUMP.

March 2, 1986 NV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Bp Gold Company · Struck against a moving object

VICTIM WAS DRIV3NG 35 T WABCO TRUCK WAS WAITING WHILE DOZER PUSHED MUCK TO FRONT END LOADER DOZER BUMPED RT REAR OF T RUCK VICTIM ALLEGES WHIPLASH TYPE INJURY NO TREATMENT WAS SOUGHT TILL 3 2 25 86 WHEN SHE 4AS RX PHYSICAL THERAPY UNTIL THEN NOT REPORTABLE

July 8, 1985 NV · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Bp Gold Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE LOADING TRUCKS WITH LOADER BUCKET SLIPPED OFF LARGE ROCK JARRING OPERATOR LOWER BACK STRAIN

September 27, 1983 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Bp Gold Company · Struck against a moving object

BACKING FRONTEND LOADER RUN OVER ROCK JARRING VICTIMS BACK DID NOT REPORT INCIENDT UNTIL LUNCH BREAK BACK STRAIN

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