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June 11, 2014 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Mountain Reclamation and Construction LLC · Struck against a moving object

On 6/12/14 employee called in & said his back was hurting & couldn't work. He thought it was a pre existing injury of his sciatic nerve from 2008, he called back on 6/23/14 & said he wanted an accident report filled out due to jarring in a rock truck. He was off several days before reporting that he was injured at work.

April 1, 2009 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Mountain Reclamation & Construction LLC · Struck against a moving object

Loader operator was loading 777 Cat truck with big rock. After rock was placed on truck he tried to push rock out of bed causing bed on truck to go up dumping rock out, and then the bed fell back down. Front wheels came off ground when rock came out of bed.

August 15, 2002 WV · Coal drill helper POWERED HAULAGE
Little Boyd Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS RIDING IN THE PICKUP-IN THE BACK OF TRUCK UP THE HILL. TRUCK STARTED THROUGH CURVE IN ONE LANE, MEET A COAL TRUCK COMING DOWN IN THE CRUVE, DRIVER OF PICKUP SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND THREW EE FORWARD IN BED OF TRUCK.

July 27, 2002 WV · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey POWERED HAULAGE
Little Boyd Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WAS LOADING HOLES. AS PRIMER WAS BEING PUT INTO HOLE BOOM ON LOADING TRUCK HAD BOLTS IN SWIVEL GIVE WAY & BREAK. BOOM FELL ON VICTIM WHO WAS LOADING HOLE.

June 21, 2002 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Little Boyd Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

DRIVER OF COAL TRUCK BACKED UP ON BERM AND TURNED TRUCK OVER ON PASSENGER SIDE. DRIVER HAD A CUT OVER LEFT EYE AND SOME NECK PAIN. TOOK EMT TO SITE AND CALLED AMBULANCE.

October 23, 2001 WV · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
New Ridge Coal Company, Inc · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING ROCKTRUCK ON SURFACE HAUL ROAD, SAYS HE DROVE THROUGH A DIP IN ROAD CAUSING PAIN TO HIS BACK.

October 2, 2001 WV · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Little Boyd Coal Co Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE L160 LOADER HAD JUST FIXED THE BERM WHEN HAULPAK BACKED UP TO DUMP MATERIAL. THE MATERIALUNDER THE DUMP GAVE AWAY CAUSING THE ROCK TRUCK TO GO OVER BACKWARDS- OVERTURNING ONCE.

August 23, 2001 WV · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
New Ridge Coal Company, Inc · Struck against a moving object

WAS TRAMMING FROM RECLAMATION SITE OF WORK ON ANOTHER COMPANY PERMIT WHEN HE TURNED ABRUPTLY AND LOST CONTROL. WENT INTO CREEK, BUMPING HIS HEAD CAUSING A BUMP ON HIS HEAD.

February 19, 2001 WV · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
New Ridge Coal Company, Inc · Struck against a moving object

ROCK LOADER OPERATOR WAS LOADING ROCK INTO TRUCK EE WAS IN TO BE LOADED WHEN A LARGE ROCK DROPPED OUT LANDING IN HIS EMPTY BED CAUSING THE ROCK TRUCK TO JAR HIM KNOCKING HIS HEAD INTO THE RIGH T DOOR WINDOW. THE FOLLOWING MORNING BACK OF NECCK STIFF. WENT TO HOSPITAL 2-22-01 FOR CHECKUP. RETURNED TO WORK 2-23-02. NO RESTRICTED ACTIVITY

February 17, 2000 KY · Coal drill helper POWERED HAULAGE
Little Boyd Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

BACKED UP ON ROAD TO TAIL DUMP A LOAD OF SHOT ROCK WITH 50 TON EUCLID ROCKER BED TWISTED SIDE WAYS CAUSING TRUCK TO SHIFT IT WEIGHT TO ONE SIDE AND TURN OVER DRIVER SUFFERED SOME BRUISES. BUT APPERED OK.

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