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May 12, 1995 AL · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey POWERED HAULAGE
Alabama Land & Mineral Corp · Struck by powered moving object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A STEP AT THE BACK OF THE POWDER TRUCK ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVINGTHE TRUCK, THE DRIVER WAS STARTING TO TURN THE TRUCK AROUND WHEN HE BACKED THE TRUCK AGAINST A ROCK LEDGE PINNING THE OTHER EMPLOYEES LEGS.

July 10, 1991 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Alabama Land & Mineral Corp · Struck against a moving object

AFTER DUMPING A LOAD OF MATERIAL ON THE TRUCK DUMP THE OPERATOR STARTED BACK ONTO THE PIT WHEN HIS BRAKE LINES ON THE BACK LEFT AND FRONT RIGHT BURSTED CAUSING THE TRUCK TO RUN INTO THE HIGHWA LL.

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