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July 10, 2012 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
T & T Energy, LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a front end loader to pack large rocks out of a pit when a rock fell out of the loader bucket causing it to bounce and shake the cab of the loader and jarred the employee. The employee refused to seek medical attention.

July 23, 2010 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
T & T Energy · Struck against a moving object

Driver lost control of his unit while descending the haul road incline. He first lost control at the No. 9 curve. He continued to travel down hill & came to rest on the unit's right side just prior to the No. 6 marker. The driver self extracted himself from the wreakage. The company METS rendered first aid & called for an ambulance that transported him to the Middlesboro ARH ER.

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