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July 17, 2025 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Coal-Mac LLC. · Struck against a moving object

Employee was driving to the Coal pit and hit something in the road, EE was jarred and said EE's back and leg was hurting. Went to EE's Dr. and was given days off to rest.

March 17, 2025 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Coal-Mac LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a tractor trailer coal truck when they hit a rough spot in the road. Lower Right back began hurting, EE was taken to PMC hospital. The employee was x-rayed, given medicine and taken off work for a strained back.

April 18, 2024 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Coal-Mac LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a rock truck when EE hit a bump in the road and said it jarred EE around. The employee went to the Doctor the next day complaining of back pain. X-ray showed bulging disk, waiting on an MRI.

March 12, 2024 TN · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cherokee Rock, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was using a spoon attachment on a Bobcat. When EE emptied it, the spoon came off and fell inside the Bobcat hitting EE's right knee.

March 12, 2024 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Coal-Mac LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating an 830E Komatsu Rock truck. While being loaded a rock slipped out of the bucket hitting the top side rail of the truck bed jarring the Employee. The employee went to the hospital complaining of back pain and tingling in right foot.

July 6, 2023 WV · Coal water truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Coal-Mac LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a water truck coming out of the job. Employee did a brake check at the top of the hill, the truck popped out of gear half way down the steep EE lost control and the truck turned over on its driver's side at the bottom. EE was taken by ambulance to the hospital. EE was X-rayed, no broken bones and had stitches in hand, cuts and bruises.

March 29, 2023 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Coal-Mac LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a rock truck, leaving the pit area into the valley fill they hit a bump in the road and said their lower back was hurting. They left around 11:00 PM and went to the doctor the nest day. X-rays where done and they were treated for a strained back.

February 23, 2023 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Coal-Mac LLC. · Struck against a moving object

Employee was coming out of the west cut through pit Loaded when the trailer unhooked from the tractor landing on the rear axle jarring the driver. The employee was taken to the hosptital and treated for neck and back pain.

October 3, 2022 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Coal-Mac LLC. · Fall onto or against objects

The employee was hauling a load of coal on a road being worked, after being stopped for a couple of minutes they proceeded on the road. They traveled a short distance when the front tire of the truck encountered a soft area it turned over on the right side. When the employee released their seat belt, EE landed on their right shoulder before exiting the truck.

December 17, 2019 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Coal-Mac LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was traveling out of the parking lot in a pickup truck beside a rock truck, when the rock truck made a right turn, hitting the front end of the pickup. It pushed the pickup truck to the right, jerking the employee around.

December 6, 2019 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Coal-Mac LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was scraping mud off the haul road with a front end loader when EE hit a rock with the bucket. It stopped EE immediately and the loader twisted sideways resulting in a strain to EE's lower back.

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