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September 4, 1996 TX · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Farco Mining Company Of Texas · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING A EUCLID LOADED WITH MUD, HE MADE A SHARP TURN, FEELING THE CABIN OF TRUCK GET STUCK MAKING THE TRUCK FLIP OVER WITH HIM INSIDE. EMP WAS ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL ON 9-4-96. AS OF 9-1 2-96 EMP HAS NOT RETURNED TO WORK.

April 26, 1996 TX · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Farco Mining Company Of Texas · Struck against a moving object

AS EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING THE SCALES, HE DROPPED HIS LIGHTER. HE BENT OVER TO PICK IT UP AND IN DOING SO RAN OFF THE SCALES AND TURNED HIS TRUCK OVER INJURING HIS CHEST & SHOULDER. HE WAS RELEA SED TO LIGHT DUTY 4-29-96, HE QUIT THAT DAY.

May 5, 1990 TX · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Farco Mining Company Of Texas · Struck against a moving object

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE SCRAPER, HE COMPLAINS OF PAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK.

January 26, 1990 TX · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Farco Mining Company Of Texas · Struck by falling object

WHILE CLEANING PILE OF COAL ON LOADING RAMP WITH LOADER,COAL SPILLED OFF BUCKET AND FELL 15' HITTING I.NAME ON UPPER BACK.I.NAME WAS CONTROLLING FEEDER DOOR MANUALLY.

December 14, 1988 TX · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Farco Mining Company Of Texas · Struck against a moving object

WHILE LEVELING DIRT BUCKET GOT STUCK IN DIRT CAUSING LOADER TO STEOP SUDDENLY CAUSING EMPL TO HIT HARD HAT ON ROOF OF CAB PUSHING HARDHAT DOWN & BREAKING EMPL NOSE.

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