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December 8, 2009 WV · Coal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management POWERED HAULAGE
Frasure Creek Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was mounting the shuttle car anchor when the shuttle car operator turned the corner the EE was on wrong side and buggy cable pulled against the rib hitting the EE's knee area.

August 15, 2009 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Frasure Creek Mining LLC · Struck against a moving object

Coal truck driver was coming out of pit where there was a rut, driver straddled rut and overturned. Driver said he was dizzy got emt to him they looked at him ,gave him oxygen, called 911 for ambulance.

July 9, 2009 KY · Coal drill operator POWERED HAULAGE
Frasure Creek Mining LLC · Struck by powered moving object

Two EEs were injured in an accident involving a pickup truck & a highwall drill. The truck traveled down the drill bench slope & struck the drill. The two EEs were apparently outside the drill, both on foot at the time of the accident & were struck by the truck. The exact location of these 2 EEs have not been determined at this time & the accident is stil under investigaton.

July 9, 2009 KY · Coal drill operator POWERED HAULAGE
Frasure Creek Mining LLC · Struck by powered moving object

Two EEs were injured in an accident involving a pickup truck & a highwall drill. The truck traveled down the drill bench slope & struck the drill. The two EEs were apparently outside the drill, both on foot at the time of the accident & were struck by the truck. The exact location of these 2 EEs have not been determined at this time & the accident is still under investigaton.

February 17, 2009 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Frasure Creek Mining LLC · Struck against a moving object

Small ledge in roadway, s/c ran over it causing the s/c to bounce man into canopy striking his head.

February 2, 2009 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Frasure Creek Mining, LLC. · Struck against a moving object

Visbility was limited. Foggy night. Rock Truck was backing up to dump when it hit the top rear section of a D9T Dozer breaking the glass and creasing the top of the dozer

December 16, 2008 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Frasure Creek Mining LLC · Struck against a moving object

EE was cleaning up a stockpile area around the outside edge and hit a rock that threw him forward hitting his right leg.

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