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January 17, 1997 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Wind River Resources Corp · Struck against a moving object

EE TRUCK WAS BEING LOADED WITH OVERBURDEN WHEN ALARGE ROCK HIT THE BED & JARRED THE TRUCK CAUSING EE TO JERK NECK.

June 15, 1996 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger POWERED HAULAGE
Wind River Resources Corp · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DUMPING A LARGE ROCK. WHEN THE ROCK LEFT THE BED IT CAUSED SUCH A VIBRATION IT TOSSED THE INJURED AROUND IN THE CAB CAUSING INJURY TO HIS BACK.

October 24, 1994 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Wind River Resources Corp · Struck against a moving object

THE VEHICLE F-700 WENT BACKWARDS APPR 630' DUE TO BRAKE LINE FAILURE HIT THE BERMS OF HAUL ROAD "A" & ROLLED OVER. THE VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS.

July 6, 1993 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Wind River Resources Corp · Struck against stationary object

LOADER UNKNOWINGLY DROPPED LARGE ROCK IN ROCK TRUCK EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING. THIS CAUSED DRIVER SEAT TO BOTTOM OUT CAUSING JAR TO EMPLOYEES BACK. EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR & WAS TOLD HE HAD PULLE D MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK. THIS WAS THE DOCTORS OPINION. NO X-RAYS WERE TAKEN.

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