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November 11, 1992 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Case Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS DRIVING AN 800 MACK OVER A ROAD NEAR THE REFUSE AREA. HE HIT A ROCK RO POTHOLD WHICH RESULTED IN A PULLING-TYPE PAIN FROM THE BACK AREA TO THE GROIN AREA. EMPLOYEE STATE S HE WAS DRIVING A TRUCKING WITH WARPED SEAT THAT MADE HIS SITTING POSITION UNBALANCED.

June 11, 1992 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Case Mining Inc · Fall from machine

THE TRUCK THAT THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING HAD THE TRANSMISSION JUMP OUT OF GEAR ON A UP HILL PULL AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT FULLY HOLD THE LOADED TRUCK FROM ROLLING BACKWARDS. THE DRIVER THEN JUM PED OUT OF THE TRUCK, HITTING ON HIS BUTTOCKS, RESULTING IN A MUSCLE SPASM TO THE HIP AREA.

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