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July 29, 2008 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Service Rock Products · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was operating a haul truck and hadn't notice a loader had stop to let him go by (both haul truck and loader were going in same direction). The haul truck's catwalk, on the driver's side, came in contact with the side of the loader bucket which pushed the hand rail of the catwalk through the driver side (open) window, which hit the employee on his nose and broke it.

September 25, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Service Rock Products · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a 50ton haul truck and had started dumping a load of sand when the haul truck leaned to one side at which time the operator retracted the bed of the truck which caused the truck to jerk. The operator complained of soreness to his back and shoulder.

February 6, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Service Rock Products · Struck against a moving object

Driving haul truck - back pain.

May 2, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Service Rock Products · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING CLEAN-UP IN THE AREA OF #2B CONVEYOR (STAND AND CRUSHER UNDER BELT), WHEN A 4" - 8" ROCK CAME FROM ABOVE AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT FOREARM CAUSING CONSIDERABLE SWELLING AN D PAIN. HE WAS TAKEN TO DOCTOR.

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