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November 22, 1997 WY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Caballo Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

A240 TON UNIT RIG, MT4400 TRUCK 642 WAS BACKING UNDER P&H 4100 SHOVEL 335, THERE WAS SOME SOFT MATERIAL THE TRUCKS HAD TO BACK THRU TO GET POSITIONED UNDER THE SHOVEL BUCKET AND STRUCK THE SHO VEL BUCKET WITH THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK BOX, CAUSING LOWER BACK PAIN THE OPERATOR OF THE TRUCK. RETURNED TO WORK ONE RESTRICTED DUTY.

April 19, 1997 WY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Caballo Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING A MT4400 #644 ON NIGHT SHIFT (7PM-7AM), WHEN HE DROVE UPON A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD, CAUSING LOWER BACK AND RT LEG PAIN.

August 14, 1996 WY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Caballo Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEERING WHEEL MALFUNCTIONED AND EE HAD TO STOMP THE BRAKES AND JERK THE STEERING WHEEL.

August 13, 1995 WY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Caballo Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

SHOVEL BUCKET STRUCK THE BACK OF THE BOX ON UNIT 641 HAUL TRUCK. TRUCK BACKED INTO SHOVEL BUCKET.

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