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April 22, 2019 ID · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey POWERED HAULAGE
DeAtley Crushing Co · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Laborer kneeling & stemming blastholes set hand shovel down behind self, truck moved forward with spotter direction, approx 5mph. Passenger front tire caught shovel-end; shovel handle kicked up and knocked laborer to the ground, legs extended in tire path. Tire ran over legs. No fractures or lacerations were sustained. Employee was released from the hospital same day.

April 26, 2017 ID · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
DeAtley Crushing Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was attempting to clean out Jaw conveyor tail pulley when another employee bumped the power, pulling employee's arm into the tail pulley.

November 14, 2011 ID · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
DeAtley Crushing Company · Struck against a moving object

Haul truck operator backed of off stockpile approx. 25ft. landed upside down. operator was not wearing seatbelt. Berm was not in place where accident occurred. Miner has head and chest trauma.

March 20, 2001 ID · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
DeAtley Crushing Co · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS FEEDING CRUSHER WITH 988F AND WAS MOVING TO THE QUARRY FACE AND RAN THE BUCKET INTO THE GROUND STOPPING THE LOADER ABRUPTLY, CAUSING EE TO FALL OUT THE FRONT WINDOW AND LANDING ON THE B UCKET.

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