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October 28, 1998 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Marock Inc · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING WAS DRIVING TOO FAST OVER ROUGH TERRAIN.

March 6, 1998 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Marock Inc · Struck against a moving object

BUMPED ELBOW ON STEERING WHEEL. WENT TO DR, WENT TO DOCTOR, WENT BACK TO DR, DUE TO COMPLICATIONS ON 3-26-98 AND 3-27-98.

January 23, 1996 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Marock Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING HAUL TRUCK DOWN RAMP WHEN TRUCK HIT A SLICK SPOT SPUN AROUND AND HIT THE WALL. WHEN TRUCK HIT WALL EMPLOYEE JERKED HIS NECK CAUSING BACK PAIN.

April 24, 1995 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Marock Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING HIS TRUCK WHEN HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON ARM REST MAKING SHOULDER SORE

April 12, 1995 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Marock Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

DRIVER STRAINED BACK WHILE SHIFTING GEARS IN TRUCK.

March 18, 1995 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Marock Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING TRUCKS WITH LOADER. HIT SOLID SPOT AND LOADER JARRED JERKING HIS NECK.

December 4, 1993 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Marock Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS BRINGING LINKBELT OUT FROM THE PIT WHEN IT STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARD EE JUMPED FROM LINKBELT AND HIT LEFT SIDE ON ROCK.

April 7, 1992 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Marock Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATES HIS KNEE STARTED BOTHERING HIM, BUT HE CONTINUED TO WORK NOT TELLING ANYONE. HE WORKED ALL OF SHIFT ON 4-7 & ALL OF SHIFT ON 4-8, CUT ON 4-9 CALLED IN AND SAID HE WAS GOING TO SEE A DOCTOR BECAUSE HIS KNEE HURT.

November 10, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Marock Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING AROUND TAIL PULLEY ON JAW A ROCK FELL FROM BELT, HITTING HIM IN THE BACK.

September 8, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Marock Inc · Struck against a moving object

FUELING TRUCK IT STARTED ROLLING DOWN HILL JUMPED IN IT IT ROLLED IN BOOM ON DRILL HURT LEG AND ANKLE L ELBOW AND FOREHEAD

August 11, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Marock Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

DRIVING 769 CAT HAUL TRUCK EXHAUST FROM TRUCK CAUSED NAUSEA.

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