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April 7, 2004 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Twin Star Mining, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Truck driver backed under end loader with bucket raised and rock fell from bucket and hit in empty bed of truck.

April 1, 2004 WV · Coal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
White Flame Energy, Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING ON MAIN HAUL ROAD IN HIS COMPANY TRUCK AND CLAIMED HIS NECK WAS JARRED AND CAUSING NECK PAIN.

August 11, 2003 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
White Flame Energy, Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE CLEANING COAL, LOADER SLIPPED OFF EDGE OF COAL AND JOLTED OPERATOR.

August 8, 2003 VA · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey POWERED HAULAGE
Twin Star Mining, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS GOING UP A GRADE TO DRILL IN A FORD SERVICE TRUCK. THE MOTOR QUIT LETTING TRUCK ROLL BACK AGAINST BERM AND LAID OVER.

January 27, 2003 WV · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Premium Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE BACKING UP TO BE LOADED, EE BACK INTO SHOVEL BASKET, CAUSING PAIN THE LOWER STOMACH AREA

September 10, 2002 WV · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Premium Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING A ROCK TRUCK, EMPLOYEE RAN OVER A HOLE IN THE ROAD. HE TOLD SUPERVISOR HE WENT TO THE BATHROOM AND PASSED SOME BLOOD. HE LEFT TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.

June 12, 2001 VA · Coal weighman, scale person POWERED HAULAGE
Twin Star Mining, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN A PICK UP TRUCK WHEN THE TRUCK RAN OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD THROWING EE INTO TOP OF TRUCK CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS HEAD.

August 28, 2000 WV · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Premium Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE STARTED MISSING WORK AGAIN ON 8/28/00 10/2/00JUST NOTIFIED BY WC

August 24, 2000 WV · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Premium Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING A ROCK TRUCK, A ROCK ROLLED ONTO REAR OF TRUCK GIVING THE DRIVER A JOLT TO THE NECK AND BACK.

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