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January 4, 2015 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Kinder Morgan Operating LP C · Struck by falling object

Mechanic performing Level One Inspection on Boom Truck. Mechanic extended boom in the air when a 2"X7" metal bracket that was not secured to boom, dislodged and fell. The bracket struck the mechanics left hand causing a nickel size puncture wound.

February 10, 2011 IL · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Kinder Morgan Operating LP, C · Struck against a moving object

Employee lowered himself to the deck of a coal barge on the Spider Basket. Backlash occurred in the cable. When the employee attempted to go back down the basket dropped suddenly and injured the employee. The employee was stopped by the fall protection equipment he was wearing at the time of the incident.

August 4, 2007 IL · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Kinder Morgan Operating Ltd · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was working on a hydraulic adjustable skirt chute; the chute activated pinning his left leg between the frame of the skirt and the transfer chute.

November 30, 2006 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Kinder Morgan Operating LP C · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a Case 1845C Skid Steer loader and as he ascended an incline at GRT#1 the loader stalled and rolled down hill and struck a steel beam.

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