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June 18, 2019 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Road Builders, LLC · Fall from machine

Driving a Euclid, the top of the engine caught fire. The operator stopped the truck and exited the cab. The employee started down the access ladder and decided to jump to the ground. Approximate height 78" to 91 1/2".

May 27, 2017 KY · Metal/Non-Metal refuse truck driver, backfill truck driver, stock pile truck driver MACHINERY
Road Builders, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Rotating rotor on red mill crusher to check clearance. Employee got their finger caught between the drive belts and sheave.

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