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February 22, 2006 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Hollow Mountain Resources, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

A rock fell out of the right side of a 992G bucket into the 777 truck bed, driven by the injured. The impact of the rock jarred the truck and the driver. The driver complained on the next shift of pain in the left shoulder and hip.

February 20, 2006 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hollow Mountain Resources, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

EE was loading shot rock with a 992G and jarred the loader in some hard rock and hurt his lower back.

February 17, 2006 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Steven R Mullins Excavating Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE standing on the bus, which transports them to their equipment, when the driver went to slow down and hit the brakes injured was thrown into the windshield.

November 14, 2005 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Steven R Mullins Excavating Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a 777D rock truck when a loader put a large rock in the bed of his truck. The rock was off center, which caused the hauler to rock sideways. EE hit his left shoulder on the door post.

September 6, 2005 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Hollow Mountain Resources, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

EE was driving a rock truck down a hill toward the Cedar Grove deep mine when his a rough spot in the road. Foggy conditions was present.

July 15, 2005 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Steven R Mullins Excavating Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE was operating a 785 when the loader loading his truck hit his hauler with its bucket, jarring him.

April 29, 2005 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hollow Mountain Resources, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

EE loaded a rock in his bucket which was too large for his loader. The loader tipped forward and the rock fell out, letting the loader hit the ground. EE was not wearing his seat belt and was bounced out of his seat, striking his arm against the hand bar on the dash.

July 2, 2003 VA · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Tri-State Leasing Corp · Struck against a moving object

SEVERAL LARGE ROCKS WERE IN THE SPOIL BANK NEXT TO WORK AREA. ONE OF THESE ROCKS BROKE LOOSE AND STRUCK HAULER THAT WAS INVOLVED ON THE RIGHT BACK CORNER. NO DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK, BUT THE IMPAC T INJURED THE DRIVER.

February 15, 2002 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Tri-State Leasing Corp · Struck against a moving object

EE FELL ASLEEP AT WHEEL OF HIS PICKUP WHILE COMING BACK TO JOB SITE, FROM A PARTS RUN. PICKUP LEFT ROADWAY, STRIKING A GUARD RAIL SURROUNDING A R/R CROSSING WARNING LIGHT.

October 11, 2001 VA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Tri-State Leasing Corp · Struck against a moving object

LOST CONTROL OF SERVICE TRUCK #11 WHILE DECENDING A LONG GRADE. OPERATOR JUMPED FROM TRUCK WHEN HE DECIDED THAT HE COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL OF TRUCK.

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