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November 18, 2008 KY · Coal pumper POWERED HAULAGE
Sturgeon Mining Co., Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Man pinned between back bumper of the blasting truck and front bumper. The driver of pickup stated his foot slipped off of the brake and hit the accelator causing the truck to pin the victim between the bumpers.

September 25, 1997 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sturgeon Mining Co., Inc. · Struck against a moving object

EE ON LOADER. MOVING AROUND COAL PILE. EE DROVE LOADER INTO HOLE ABOUT 12' DEEP. JARRED HIM AND THREW HIM FORWARD.

April 21, 1995 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sturgeon Mining Co., Inc. · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING TO COAL TIPPLE ON SR11. AUTO IN FRONT STOPPED SUDDENDLY TO MAKE LEFT TURN. ATTEMPTED TO AVOID HITTING. BLEW HORN, LEFT FRONT WHEEL OF TRUCK HIT RIGHT REAR OF AUTO, GOING OVR IT AND C AUSING TRUCK TO FLIP OVER.

August 23, 1994 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sturgeon Mining Co., Inc. · Fall from machine

BACKING UP TRUKC. BRAKES FAILED. TRUCK STARTED OVER HILL ON TOP OF STEEP EMBANKMENT. DRIVER JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK. TRUCK STOPPED ON BERM. DRIVER BROKE HEEL BONE IN LEFT FOOT.

August 9, 1994 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sturgeon Mining Co., Inc. · Struck by flying object

HOOKING UP UNDER TRUCK TRAILER TO PREPARE TO BACK TRAILER UP. PIECE O FSTEEL FLEW UP AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN EYE.

July 24, 1991 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sturgeon Mining Co., Inc. · Struck against a moving object

TRUCKER WAS DUMPING LOAD OF COAL AT TIPPLE. TRUCK ROLLED ONTO UNLEVEL GROUND & TIPPED OVER ONTO PASSENGER SIDE. EMPL HIT RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL.

March 15, 1989 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sturgeon Mining Co., Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SUPERVISING MOVEMENT OF COAL THROUGH CHUTE.CHUNK OF COAL CLOGGED IN CHUTE.EMPLOYEE REACHED IN TO MOVE COAL THROUGH AND SECOND CHUNK OF CAOL CAME DOWN AND HIR FINGER.

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