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August 30, 2000 VA · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Garry Carroll Trucking Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE SAID HE HAD BACK PAIN AFTER LOADER WAS PUTTING ROCK ON 777A HAULER. HE WAS DRIVING, HAS HAD PREVIOUS BACK INJURY.

February 2, 2000 VA · Coal drill helper POWERED HAULAGE
Garry Carroll Trucking Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DRIVING A HAULER. WHILE BEING LOADED. A BIG ROCK FELL OUT OF LOADER BUCKET AND HIT THE OFF SIDE OF THE BED CAUSING A SUDDEN JAR.

February 1, 2000 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Garry Carroll Trucking Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE EE WAS BACKING DOZER UP STEEP INCLINE, HE BACKED OVER A ROCK LEDGE, CAUSING THE BACK OF THE DOZER TO COME DOWN HARD AND SHAKING THE OPERATOR CAUSING NECK AND BACK STRAINED MUSCLES.

November 15, 1999 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Garry Carroll Trucking Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING A 992C LOADER EE WAS LOADING THE BUCKET ON THE LOADER WHEN THE PILE HE WAS LOADING IN FELL FROM THE TOP LANDING IN THE BUCKET. EE BACKED THE LOADER UP AND WENT INTO A HOLE THAT HAD WALLOWED OUT WHERE HE HAD BEEN WORKING AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

October 9, 1999 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Garry Carroll Trucking Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING A HAULER IT SLID OVER INTO A POT HOLE AND HURT HIS BACK.

April 8, 1999 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Garry Carroll Trucking Inc · Struck against a moving object

ROCK WAS BRING LOADED INTO THE 777, HAULER, THE IMPACT OF THE ROCK HITTING IN THE HAULER BED HOOK EE CAUSING NECK PAIN.

March 8, 1999 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Garry Carroll Trucking Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS IN A 777 HAULER BEING LOADED WHEN OVER BURDEN FELL STRIKING THE HAULER BED AND SHAKING THE HAULER. HE COMPLAINED WITH BACK AND NECK PAIN.

December 23, 1998 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Garry Carroll Trucking Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOADING COAL WHEN BACK WHEEL OF LOADER FELL INTO HOLE.

September 7, 1998 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Garry Carroll Trucking Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ANOTHER EE WAS USING LOADER & CHAIN TO MOVE EQUIPMENT PARTS. INJURED WAS HOOKING CHAIN. THE CHAIN HUNG & HE PULLED THE CHAIN. WHEN THE SLACK CAME OUT, IT STRUCK HIM IN LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE NE AR HIS EYE. HE WENT TO ER, THEY CLEANED & DRESSED CUT.

January 19, 1996 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Garry Carroll Trucking Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR OF THE COAL HAULER WHEN THE LOADER OPERATOR DUMPED SOME ROCK INTO THE HAULER BED. JOLTED HIM CAUSING LOWER BACK PAIN.

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