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November 1, 2019 CO · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec POWERED HAULAGE
PAS Mining Solutions, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Crew was using a telehandler to lift a mud pump to bolt to infeed hose. When lifted, the pump jumped up, startling a crewmember to fall backwards and kick EE's right leg under the pump frame as it was coming back to rest, inflicting an abrasion and bruise to the right of EE's shin.

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