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June 6, 1989 WY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Cordero Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

A WABCO HAUL TRUCK STRUCK A ROUGH SPOT IN A HAUL ROAD, THE OPERATORS SEAT BOTTOMED CAUSING A NECK AND SHOULDER STRAIN TO THE OPERATOR. (THE EMPLYEE RECEIVED CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT.)

April 28, 1989 WY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Cordero Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

27 YD DIPPER OF OVERBURDEN UNLOADED ON REAR OF TRUCK .DUE TO TRUCK STOPPING SHORT OF TAIL,CAUSED TRUCK BED TO RISE AND FALL.STRAININ TRUCK OPER NECK,MIDDLE AND LOWER BACK.

April 5, 1989 WY · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Cordero Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

PERSON WAS BACKING A HAUL TRUCK UNDER A SHOVEL TO BE LOADED WITH OVERBURDEN., WHEN THE FIRST DIPPER WAS PLACED IN THE BAD WHILE THE TRUCK WAS IN THE REVERSE MADE, CASUING A WHIP LASH EFFECT TO THE OPERATOR STRAINING HER NECK.

March 9, 1989 WY · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Cordero Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

HIS TRUCK WAS BEING LOADED WITH OVERBURDAN WHEN A CHUNCK OF MATERIAL FELL FROM THE DIPPER STRICKING THE INSIDE ON THE BOX JARRING THE TRUCK. CAUSING LUMBERAL SACRAL AND CERVICAL MUSCLES STRAI N TO THE OPERATOR.

December 8, 1987 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Cordero Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

I.NAME DESCENDI3G RAMP WHICH HAD THAWED.TRIED TO TURN ACROSS RAMP.FUEL TRUCK TURNED SIDEWAYS,SLID,CONTACTED SOME SCARIO AND WINDROW,TRUCK ROLLED 1 3/4 TIMES DAMAGING CAB BEYOND REPAIR AND SEVE RAL PIECES OF B9NT METAL THROUGHOUT THE UNIT ALOSO THE DRIVER RECD BACK STRAIN.

August 27, 1987 WY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Cordero Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

I.NAME WAS BACK3NG THE LOADED 170-C ONTO A DUMP TO WIDEN A ROAD WHEN THE LEFT REAR DUALS TOUCHED BERM THE RT.DUAL WENT INTO A LOW AREA CAUSING TRUCK TO ROLL ONTO THE RT SIDE

May 26, 1987 WY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Cordero Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

I NAME S TRUCK 4AS STUCK IN A SOFT SPOT THE TRUCK COULD NOT BE PULLED LOADED, IN THE ATTEMPT TO DUMP THE LOAD THE BED RAISED ONLY 6 INCHES THE IN THE PROCESS OF LETTING THE BED DOWN IT JOLTED THE TRUCK CAUS3NG A NECK STRAIN TO THE OPERATOR SHE WAS TREATED BY A CHIROPRACTOR ON 5-27-86 AFTER WORKING HER NEXT SHIFT AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

June 7, 1983 WY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Cordero Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE BEING LOADED THE TRUCK WAS BOUNCED AND THE DRIVER HIT HIS HEAD ON THE CAB ROOF.

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