Truck was hauling overburden and dumping over the face of the highwall. The berm got extended past the rock. When they started dumping, the material sluffed under the tires and the truck slid 25' down and ended up partially on it's side. The driver broke a thumb and bruised a shoulder and hip.
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May 19, 2022
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
J.L. Storedahl & Sons Inc. · Struck against a moving object
August 18, 2020
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
J.L. Storedahl & Sons Inc. · Fall from machine
The miner was exiting loader and slipped and fell to the ground, breaking right hip. Miner was taken by ambulance to the hospital and had surgery that night.
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