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1983–2026
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February 5, 1991 WA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
410 Quarry Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING A 980B LOADER AND THE ENGINE DIED CAUSING HIM TO REL BACKWARDS INTO AN OBJECT WITH REAR TIRE CAUSING HIM TO JERK BACKWARDS.

December 28, 1989 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
410 Quarry Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS OILING A DRY CHAIN AS IT WAS RUNNING. OPERATOR KICKED AT A BINDING CHAIN LINK. THE CHAIN CAUGHT HIS FOOT. HE HAD TO KICK UP IN THE AIR TO GET AT THE CHAIN AND NEVER SHOULD HAVE HAD HIS FOOT UP THERE.

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