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May 8, 1986 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Jim Smith Contracting Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 HAULING LIMESTONE OUT OF THE PIT. HE WAS LOADED AND STARTED UP THE RAMP. THE EMPLOYEE GOT THREE QUARTERS OF THE WAY UP THE RAMP AND THE TRUCK STARTED ROLLING BACK DOWN THE RAM P AND OVERTURNE8. THE TRUCK WAS STILL RUNNING WHEN IT WAS LAYING ON ITS TOP. THE EMPLOYEE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPEN AND NO ONE ALSO DOES.

April 14, 1986 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Jim Smith Contracting Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMP WAS COMING 6P THE RAMP FROM THE PIT AND SAID HE WAS SHIFTING GEARS FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND THE TRUCK HESITATED HE STOPPED FOR A SECOND TO LET THE GEARS HAVE TIME TO SHIFT THAT IS WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED 5ND STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS

June 10, 1983 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Jim Smith Contracting Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE DRIVER DEVELOPED A PAIN IN HIS BACK HE CLAIMS ROUGH HAUL ROADS INJURED HIS BACK THE SERIOUS NESS OF THE INJURY IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME TESTS ARE STILL BEING DONE

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