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August 24, 2010 OH · Coal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Valley Mining, Inc. · Fall from machine

While hauling & piling topsoil; reclaiming, with TS 24 Pan, rear slipped and began to slowly roll over. Pan rolled completly over once with operator buckled in. Pan then set upright long enough for operator to unbuckle and dismount. Pan continued to roll down slope. Operator landed on right shoulder & right side ribs.

September 10, 2007 OH · Coal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Valley Mining, Inc. · Fall from machine

Loading auger on to truck. Loader man was pushing with loader and when he pulled back from auger the part that the man was standing on fell 1 to 2 feet and he flipped over.

August 30, 2006 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Valley Mining, Inc, · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee states that he was running rock truck started to get headache, nausea & vomiting.

August 16, 2005 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Valley Mining, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

It had been raining a roads were wet. One truck slip down a ramp and hit EE truck. The right rear corner causing a slight bump to the truck. He said he his his head as a result of the other truck hitting his truck.

February 15, 2005 OH · Coal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Valley Mining, Inc. · Struck by powered moving object

Was walking across the shop parking area headed to the office at 6:00 am when it was dark. another ee was backing pick-up truck out of shop bay toward office. the driver of the truck said he was dark and he did not see EE walking toward the office tuntil he hit him, knocking him to the ground. hit in left shoulder area.

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