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July 29, 1988 TX · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Texas Utilities Electric Company · Struck against a moving object

TRUCK WAS PARKED WAITING TO BE LOADED WHEN FRONT END LOADER BACKED INTO TRUCK CAUSING WHIPLASH TO EMPLOYEE'S NECK.

December 23, 1986 TX · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Texas Utilities Electric Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS DRI5ING DART #209, HAULING COAL FROM E-2 TO CENTRAL CRUSHER, HIT A POT HOLE IN HAUL ROAD NEAR ENTRANCE TO A-1 RAMP, FELT A PAIN IN BACK OF NECK, CONTINUED TO DRIVE BACK TO PIT, WHE RE HE WAS PICKE8 UP AND CARRIED TO DR IN ROCKDALE

December 9, 1986 TX · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Texas Utilities Electric Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

INJ WAS HAULING3COAL FROM E-1Z PIT TO CENTRAL CRUSHER, WHEN GOING TO DUMP LOAD HE LEANED OVER TO PUSH DUMP LEVER DOWN CAUSING A PAIN TO GO ACROSS SHOULDER

December 2, 1986 TX · Coal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Texas Utilities Electric Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS ON3D-3 DUMPING LIME TRUCKS,AFTER THE JOB WAS COMPLETE,EMPLOYEE NOTICED HIS LEFT EYE WAS IRRITATED.NEXT MORNING EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR.THE DOCTOR REMOVED A SMALL WHITE FLAKE,PRES UMED TO BE LIME1

March 4, 1986 TX · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Texas Utilities Electric Company · Struck against a moving object

INJ EMP WAS DRI5ING HAULER TO D PIT WHEN HE HIT A CHUG HOLE

April 30, 1985 TX · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Texas Utilities Electric Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING 357 WATER TRUCK AROUND ON RAOD, GOING TO BOTTOM OF CRUSHER, HE TURNED AROUND AND DROVE UP THE ROAD, STOPPED AND BACKED TRUCK UP TO GET OFF TO SIDE OF ORAD, THE TRUCK START ROLLING BACK, HITTING CONRETE EMBANKMENT AT BOTTOM OF CRUSHER, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO ROLL OVER LANDING UP SIDE DOWN.

May 18, 1984 TX · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Texas Utilities Electric Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS PASSENGER IN SUBURBAN CHEVROLET WHICH WAS TRAVELING ON MINE HAUL ROAD AS THEY WERE GOING AROUND S. CRUSHER STOCKPILE DRIVER PULLED IN PATH OF DART 213 THE ROAD WAS MUDDY CAUSING T SUBURBAN TO SLIDE INTO THE DART RIGHT TIRE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED FRACTURED WRIST, CUT ON CHIN AND INJURY TO BACK.

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