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November 6, 2012 MI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Burroughs Materials Corp · Struck against a moving object

Possible seizure truck bounced EE hit head on dash board area.

November 15, 2011 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Burroughs Materials Corp · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating loader and backed away from backside of feed hopper, with bucket in a raised position. Traveled approx. 28 feet away from hopper with the bucket raised and backed up on unleveled ground causing loader to flip on it's side.

March 27, 2006 MI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Burroughs Materials Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF PAIN RADIATING FROM HIS GROIN DOWN HIS LEG AFTER OPERATING A SCRAPER.

February 14, 2006 MI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Burroughs Materials Corp · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a scraper when he ran the scraper over uneven ground causing him to be jostled. Employee was diagnosed with a fractured lumbar spine. Subsequent investigation revealed that cushion hitch had not been activated.

August 7, 2000 MI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Burroughs Materials Corp · Struck against a moving object

SEAT ON EL-14 BROKE AND WHEN THE BUCKET IS USED THE SEAT BOUNCES AND PUSHES ON LOWER BACK.

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