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February 15, 1999 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Big Creek Mining Inc · Fall from machine

BACKED TRUCK UP TO DUMP. AREA SETTLED, EE JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK. EE SLID DOWN THE SPOIL AREA APPROX. 70' AND TRUCK WENT DOWN HOLLOW FILL APPROX. 900'.

January 8, 1999 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Big Creek Mining Inc · Fall from machine

TRUCK CAME OUT OF GEAR LOADED GOING DOWN HILL, DRRIVER LOST CONTROL AND JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK--TRUCK HIT HIGHWALL ABOUT 150' FROM WHERE DRIVER JUMPED OUT.

February 10, 1998 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Big Creek Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

TRUCK WAS BEING LOADED WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE SAFETY BENCH ONTO THE CAB SHIELD OF THE TRUCK.

September 2, 1997 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Big Creek Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

LOADING ROCK TRUCKS ENTERED SPOIL REAR OF LOADER CAME OFF GROUND, REBOUND SENT OPERATOR INTO ROOF.

September 26, 1995 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
M W Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

THE 002 CREW HAD LEFT FROM SURFACE TOWARD SECTION. WHILE IN ROUTE EMPLOYEE STOPPED MANTRIP AND ASKED TO GET OFF TO RIDE WITH SECTION ELECTRICIAN. HE SAID HE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON ROOF. ONE TOO MA NY IN REAR COMPARTMENT.

June 24, 1994 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
G M Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

S/C OPERATOR WAS LOADING UNDER MINER BOOM. MINER BACKED UP, PUSHED S/C SIDE WAYS. OPERATOR HAD ARM OUTSIDE OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT. ARM WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN S/C AND COAL RIB.

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