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September 29, 2009 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miller Bros Coal LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was taking spindle off 777 rock truck and it fell striking employee on leg. (cracked bone above ankle)

April 13, 2009 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miller Bros Coal LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Opening tractor-trailer door, grabbed and turned handle, resulting in straining low back.

March 7, 2009 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miller Bros Coal LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working on dozer and roller frame block fell causing employee to twist left bicep muscle. Started missing work on 3/10/2009.

August 25, 2008 KY · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miller Bros Coal LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was working on undercarriage of D-11 dozer, hooked chain and chain slipped and pinched left index finger resulting in 5 stitches.

June 2, 2008 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miller Bros Coal LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Bending over and putting primer boxes in cap house and twisted lower back.

November 14, 2007 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miller Brothers Coal LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee started to climb down from a grader after moving the grader in parking lot. Pulled or torn ligament or muscle above right knee cap.

September 22, 2006 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miller Bros Coal LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While changing brake pads on a rock truck company #87. brake caliber fell smashing middle finger on left hand requiring stitches.

January 20, 2006 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miller Bros Coal LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While loading metal on bed of service truck he mashed his thumb between metal and bed.

November 8, 2005 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miller Bros Coal LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was packing lift cylinder on d-11 dozer. EE's finger was pinched between cylinder and blade.

October 30, 2005 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miller Bros Coal LLC · Struck by falling object

Cut bearing from pin bore and was moving out of the way. The bearing had excessive amounts of grease causing it to slip out of mechanic's hand striking him in the left lower leg.

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