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August 31, 2010 IN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Triad Underground Mining, L.L.C. · Struck against a moving object

At approx 5:20 pm a 40 ton articulating truck was traveling along a haulage road impacting a 63" high berm. The truck traveled across the berm and fell 72 feet to the mine floor below. The victim was extracted from the truck by EMS and airlifted to the Hospital.

November 4, 2006 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corp. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was operating a scoop between the #5 & #6 entries on the 001/002 MMU one break inby survey station #1411. He was pulling a shuttle car cable that had been wrapped around the canopy post on the left side of the operating deck. As he was pulling the cable, the rear wheel of the scoop ran over the cable. This caused the cable to unwrap & strike him on the side of his head.

August 19, 2005 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Bell County Coal Corporation · Struck by powered moving object

As employee was eating lunch in the pump house, a truck hit pump house causing fatal injuries.

August 19, 2005 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Bell County Coal Corporation · Struck by powered moving object

Truck rolled into pump house where employees were eating lunch. Employee was fatally injured.

June 20, 2003 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Bledsoe Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS INADVERTANTLY OVER RAN BY A SCOOP.

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