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July 19, 2005 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Charolais Coal No 1 LLC · Struck against stationary object

Injured party was driving a mantrip when he hit a hole in the roadway causing him to strike his head against the mine roof.

May 26, 2005 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Charolais Coal No 1 LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured party was beside the scoop where he had been loading blocks into the scoop bucket. He had his right hand lying up on the scoop bucket behind the stinger when the operator shut scoop off & accidently hit the lever with his knee getting out of scoop. The scoop bucket came back & caught the ring finger on the right hand at the end of the finger.

May 19, 2005 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Charolais Coal No 1 LLC · Struck by powered moving object

Injured party accidently had his right foot under the scoop bucket when the scoopman let the bucket down on top of it.

May 10, 2004 KY · Coal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management POWERED HAULAGE
Charolais Coal No. 1 LLC · Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM HOPPER TO FINES PLANT. HE THOUGHT LOADER WAS BACKING AWAY, INSTEAD LOADER CAME AROUND END OF HOPPER STRIKING EE ON HARD HAT W/LOADER BUCKET, KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND. LOADER OPERATOR NEVER SAW EE & KEPT GOING, EE ROLLED BETWEEN FRONT LOADER TIRES, FRONT LINE EDGE RAN OVER EE'S LT. ARM FRACTURING BONE.

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