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August 6, 2024 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Pine Branch Mining LLC · Fall from machine

Employed jumped from a rock truck that caught fire and fractured right heel.

July 11, 2019 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Pine Branch Mining LLC · Fall from machine

Employee was coming down hill and knocked the truck out of gear and could not get it back in gear. Employee jumped out of the truck breaking left ankle and causing a laceration to the back of the head.

June 27, 2019 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Pine Branch Mining LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was backing under the shovel and hit the bucket of the shovel with the bed of the truck causing pain to neck.

June 25, 2019 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pine Branch Mining LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was running a front end loader and pushed the declutch and felt pain in left knee. Re injury of old injury.

October 26, 2018 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Pine Branch Mining LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was driving rock truck and a rock was dumped and slid across bed of rock truck and employee stated felt pain in lower back.

February 9, 2018 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Pine Branch Mining LLC · Fall from machine

Driver lost control, jumped from moving, loaded vehicle. Broke both feet.

February 9, 2018 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Pine Branch Mining LLC · Struck against a moving object

EE haulage truck was transporting coal to typo tipple on haul road at east long mine when ee truck was struck in the side from behind by another ee truck driven. The other ee jumped from the truck making it a runaway because it was said it would not stop

June 9, 2015 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Pine Branch Mining LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was driving a rock truck and lost control and hit a parked employee bus and a track drill. Started missing work 8/17/2015.

March 16, 2015 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Pine Branch Mining LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee told Foreman on 3/17/2015 that he had hit a dip in the road and bounced up in his seat, landing on his left testicle. He went to doctor with swelling and possible rupture. Exact time of incident is unknown. Time is referenced because it is required above.

February 6, 2014 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Pine Branch Mining LLC · Struck against a moving object

Had been sweeping community roads with a John Deer farm tractor with a sweeper attachment and was bringing it back to the shop. The tractor stalled on the hill of a mine access road and traveled backwards into a drain. Was wearing seat belt but received cuts on the head that required staples and stitches.

March 27, 2013 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Pine Branch Mining LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating Caterpillar 665 challenger tractor with a box scraper attached to the back of it. When he backed up to unload the box scraper he ran over a rock that caused the machine to jerk sideways causing his head to jerk to the side. Doctor wants MRI before returning to duty.

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