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January 13, 1994 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Tucson Rock & Sand Inc · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 25 MPH IN LOADED BELLY DUMP. HE HIT A DIP IN THE HAUL ROAD CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL. EXCESSIVE SPEED AND FAILURE TO CONTROL VEHICLE.

January 27, 1993 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Tucson Rock & Sand Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS HAULING MATERIAL IN HAUL TRUCK FROM PIT. AS HE APPROACHED A CURVE IN ROAD, HE BOUNCED IN CAB AND FELT A TWIST IN LOWER BACK.

April 3, 1989 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Tucson Rock & Sand Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING A DRIVING GEAR FROM VIBRATING UNIT ON FEEDER.COUNTERWEIGHT SHIFTED AND AS GEARS MOVED,PINCHED HAND THROUGH WORK GLOVES AND CAUSED FRACTURE TO LITTLE FINGER RIGHT HAND BETWEEN KNUCKLE AND FIRST JOINT.SIMPLE FRACTURE.

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