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August 23, 2017 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a shuttle car. When EE hit a hole in the road, EE hit head on the canopy of the shuttle car.

June 20, 2016 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating shuttle car. Going from feeder to the miner tire went over a rock in roadway bouncing ee into the canopy of the shuttle car. Hurt ee neck.

June 8, 2016 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was on rubber tired man trip when the right front tire on the man trip came off the track causing the steering wheel to spin. The knob on the steering wheel hit EE's right wrist.

January 13, 2016 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was tramming a scoop when something flew into EE's right eye, dust or dirt.

December 7, 2015 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was pulling up bolter cable slack and rehanging it, a scoop came through fly pad and caught cable and pulled it down on employee shoulder, hurting his back & groin (pulled muscle)

October 16, 2015 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was running shuttle car. Hit bump in roadway. Hit hard hat on canopy, hurting his neck. Then he was getting out of shuttle car he fell hurting his knee.

August 12, 2015 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was operating a man bus that struck a timber lying beside the track. The timber came inside deck on the man bus and struck him in the right thigh.

January 5, 2015 KY · Coal scoop tram operator, load/haul/dump operator POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a scoop at the end of the track scooping up a motor to load on a flatcar. He backed the scoop in a break, when he did he backed over a timber 6x6x8 ft long. His head hit the side post of the canopy on the scoop.

September 24, 2014 KY · Coal scoop tram operator, load/haul/dump operator POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was scooping up gob with a scoop, when a piece of structure that was in gob hit him on the right shoulder and right side of his neck. bruising his neck.

October 17, 2013 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating shuttle car when he hit a hole in roadway and bounced up and hit his head on the canopy of the shuttle car.

June 16, 2012 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was loading a bag of rock dust on fork lift when he stepped in front of fork lift and the tire ran over his right foot.

March 8, 2012 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Struck by falling object

EE was operating a miner when a piece of draw rock fell off of the conveyor and cut his lower left leg. He received 9 stitches came back to work the next day.

July 13, 2011 KY · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working on cable reel on a shuttle car. When he turned the reel on the cable tripped him hurting his left knee.

May 4, 2011 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was operating shuttle car when he hit a hole in the roadway it bounced him up and hit his head on the canopy of shuttle car. Hurt his neck.

April 18, 2011 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating buggie when he hit a hole in road way and felt pain in lower back.

January 6, 2011 KY · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating shuttle car when he ran into rib and bruised his left arm.

October 6, 2010 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a shuttle car when he hit a hole in road and it bounced him up into canopy hurting his left shoulder.

August 30, 2010 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Struck by flying object

Was pulling a tail piece with a scoop when the chain broke and came back and hit him on the left shoulder.

June 25, 2010 KY · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was tramming a scoop in #5 heading when his back started to hurt him.

June 17, 2010 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Shuttle car operator was taking up his cable when the cable tripped employee causing him to fall and hurt his back.

May 24, 2010 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE got off of the mantrip and said his back started hurting.

March 18, 2010 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was at feeder dumping the shuttle car and a piece of draw rock came out of the car striking his right index finger. EE received 5 stitches and had no lost time.

August 31, 2009 KY · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was riding on a mantrip when they ran over a rock or hit a hole in the roadway and he twisted his back.

June 6, 2009 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was traveling in a mantrip to the section when the mantrip hit a piece of draw rock that was next to the track. It spun the rock around and it hit him on the right foot, it fractured his 2 small toes.

March 30, 2009 KY · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Struck against a moving object

EE was operating scoop, when he ran into shuttle car, it strained his neck.

October 22, 2008 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was loading shuttle car with miner when a piece of slate fell off of the miner conveyor beltline hitting him on the side of his right foot bruising it.

June 21, 2007 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Struck against a moving object

Running shuttle car hit a hole in roadway and his back started hurting.

March 28, 2007 KY · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee helping water batteries and was replacing lid on batteries when another employee got on a 3-wheeler and the 3-wheeler rolled back pinning his left leg against the bumper of the 482 fork lift.

March 22, 2007 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Struck against a moving object

Traming buggy up entry hit a hole in roadway. Felt pain in lower back.

February 19, 2007 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Struck against a moving object

Running shuttle car, hit hole in roadway; lower back started to hurt.

December 8, 2006 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee had come in early. He was traveling to section on the mantrip. When going around a 45 degree curve, visibility was limited. He did not see rock duster coming out and hit rock duster causing him to hit his ankle on mantrip.

April 29, 2006 KY · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was running buggy when a tire blew out on the buggy & the deck hit the bottom. This threw him around inside the buggy bruising his rt. knee & left rib.

April 8, 2006 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING BUGGIE WHEN HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD & WAS THROWN UP AGAINST THE CANOPY.

March 31, 2006 KY · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE TRAMMING SCOOP AROUND CORNER. TOP OF CANOPY HIT RIB, KNOCKING RIB LOOSE WHICH FELL IN ON EE IN THE DECK OF THE SCOOP. BRUISED UPPER BACK & RT. SHOULDER.

March 9, 2006 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Struck against a moving object

RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR, HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE CANOPY.

December 23, 2005 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS TRAMMING BUGGY AND HIT A HOLE CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE UP HITTING HIS HEAD AGAINST CANOPY STRAINING HIS NECK AND BACK. HE DID NOT GO OFF WORK UNTIL 12/29/05.

August 29, 2005 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Struck against a moving object

RUNNING BUGGY HE RAN OVER A ROCK THREW HIM UP HIT HIS HEAD ON CANOPY ON BUGGY

April 25, 2005 KY · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Struck against a moving object

WAS OPERATING SCOOP IN #4 ENTRY. ROAD WAS ROUGH. HIT HOLE. 33IT THREW HIM UP. HIT HIS HEAD ON CANOPY.

April 20, 2005 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Struck against a moving object

Running shuttle car he hit a hole in road and bounced him up and he came back down hitting his back on set frame.

March 7, 2005 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Struck against a moving object

RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN EE HIT A HOLE IN HALL ROAD. EE BOUNCED UP HITTING HEAD AGAINST ROOF OF SHUTTLE CAR

February 9, 2005 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED ROCK DUSTING AS SCOOP OPERATOR. HE LOWERED THE BUCKET DOWN & HE HAD HIS RIGHT FOOT UNDER THE BUCKET, HE SMASHED HIS FOOT. *EE DID NOT COME BACK TO WORK WHEN HE WAS RELEASED FROM THE DR.

September 27, 2004 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Matrix Energy LLC · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE RAN OVER SOMETHING. THE SHUTTLE CAR BOUNCED HIM INTO THE CANOPY INJURING HIS NECK.

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