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Years on record
1983–2026
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April 21, 1989 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Rifle Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS IN ROCK TRUCK BACKED UNDER LOADER LOADER MAN SIGNALED THAT HE WAS GOING TO LOAD AN EXTRA LARGE ROCK WHEN THE ROCK WAS LOADED IT SHOOK THE TRUCK & EMPLOYEES BACK WAS TWISTED PULLIN G A MUSCLE

October 30, 1984 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Rifle Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO DUMP A ROCK, THE ROCK LODGED IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK AND THE BED WOULD NOT GO BACK DOWN. THE FOREMAN PULLED IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK TO CHECK ON THE PROBLEM. I.NAME GOT IN T HE FOREMANS TRUCK & RADIOED FOR A LOADER TO GET THE ROCK OUT. THE ROCK DISLODGED & THE TRUCK JUMPED FORWARD HITTING THE FOREMANS PICKUP TRUCK. THE EMPLOYEE JUMPED OUT OF THE PICKUP AND AS HE

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