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May 22, 1989 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING A FRONT ENDLOADER FROM A SURFACE MINE TO A TIPPLE. WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A SLOPE ON THE COAL HAUL ROAD THE EMPLOYEE LOST CONTROL WITH THE ENDLOADER HITTING HILLSIDE. UPO N IMPACT EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST WINDSHIELD CAUSING A STRAING TO NECK AREA.

December 5, 1988 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A TRACK LOADER ON A SURFACE COAL MINING OPERATION WHEN ONE SIDE OF THE TRACK RAN OVER A ROCK WHILE TRYING TO TURN LOADER IN DIFFERENT POSITION CAUSING THE LOADER TO OVE RTURN ON ITS SIDE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING HIS SEATBELT IT APPEARED THAT EMPLOYEE WAS UNHURT AND HE CONTINUED HIS SHIFTS WORK REPORTED TO WORK THE FOLLOWING MORNING AT 700 AM HOWEVER AT 10 AM HE

July 8, 1988 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 992C CAT. ENDLOADER IN SURFACE MINE PIT. WHILE EXTENDING THE BUCKET REACHING FOR A LARGE ROCK TRYING TO POSITION IT FOR LOADING, WHILE POSITIONING THE ROCK IT SLID I NTO THE BUCKET CAUSING THE REAR END OF THE LOADER TO RISE THROWING THE OPERATOR FROM SEAT INSIDE THE CAB.

May 17, 1988 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL COMPLETED WORK WHILFT WHILE LAYING ON COUCH AT HOM EMPL STATED HE FELT SORENESS IN LOWER BACK AND LEG EMPL ALLEGED POSSIBLE INJURY OCCURRED WHILE LOADING ROCK WITH 992 C CATERPILLAR FRONT END LOADER 5-19-88 I NAME CALLED OFFICE TO SAY HE HAD BEEN TO DR SAYING POSSIBLE BACK PROBLEM

January 8, 1987 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPL DRIVING RO7K TRUCK.BACKED TRUCK UNDER ENDLOADER BUCKET.LOADER LOADED 2 BUCKETS,THE 3RD BUCKET ..IT HIT BED OF ROCK TRUCK.EMPL WAS WEARING SEAT BELT BUT FROM THE IMPACT OF THE BLOW TO THE TRUCK IT KNOCK9D HIM INTO THE DOOR JAMMING HIS LEFT HAND AND SHOULDER.

June 23, 1986 KY · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman POWERED HAULAGE
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS HELP3NG END LOADER OPERATOR ADVANCE RAIL CARS BY HOOKING & UNHOOKING THE HOIST CABLE THE CABLE WHICH WAS PULLED TIGHTLY SLIPPED OFF THE RAILROAD CAR STRIKING I.NAME IN THE CHEST

March 17, 1986 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

I NAME WAS SEAT9D IN H IS TRUCK WAITING WHILE ANOTHER MAN LOADED THE TRUCKK WITH AN ENDLOADER THE BUCKET OF THE LOADER BOUNCED OFF A ROCK IN THE LOAD BUCKET STRUCK TRUCK IMPACT THREW I NAME FORWARD AND HE 8TRUCK GEAR SHIFT COLUMN WHICH TWISTED HIS BACK

August 6, 1985 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE TRACK OF A JOHN DEERE 550 TRACTOR WHICH WAS BEING SERVICED-ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TRAMMED THE J.D. 490 EXZCAVATOR BESIDE THE TRACTOR TO HAVE IT SERVICED-WHEN STOPPING THE MACHINE THE BOOM ACCIDENTLY STRUCK I,NAME CAUSING HIS HAND TO STRIKE THE ROLL CAGE OF THE TRACTOR CAUSING A FRACTURED JAW & CHEEKBONES.

August 29, 1983 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING SPOIL FROM COAL PIT TO 1 HOLLOWFIRE WHEN EMPLOYEE BACKED UP TO DUMP WHILE SPOTTER WAS GONE TEMPORARILY HE BACKED TRUCK OVER DUMP AT AN ANGLE RIGHT SIDEFIRT TRUCK OVERTURNE D APPROX 35FT BELOW DUMP POINT EMPLOYEE REMAINED IN TRUCK UNTIL IT CAME TO REST DRIVER WAS FOUND TO HAVE DRUGS VALIUM IN HIS POSSESSION HOSPITAL EXAM FOUND BROKEN LOWER BACK AND HE HAD HEART

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