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November 17, 1995 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
High Power Energy · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 200 TON ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE WAS JARRED CAUSING STRAIN TO HIS NECK.

September 27, 1995 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
High Power Energy · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DRIVING A MECHANIC'S TRUCK (VERY SLOWLY) DOWN A SLIGHT GRADE AND WAS PREPARING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AT AN INTERSECTION WHEN A CO-WORKER OPERATING A 777 ROCK TRUC K STRUCK HIS VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. THE INJURED SUSTAINED A WHIPLASH TYPE INJURY. THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO FOG AND ROAD CONDITIONS.

September 18, 1995 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
High Power Energy · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS IN PROCESS OF CLEANING COAL UP NEXT TO SPOIL AREA WHEN THE BUCKET OF HIS COAL LOADER STRUCK A ROCK THAT WAS COVERED WITH MATERIAL CUAISNG HIS MACHINE TO ABRUPTLY STOP. HE SUSTAINED A JO

March 14, 1994 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
High Power Energy · Struck by falling object

THE INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF PUMPING HYDRAULIC OIL IN THE GOB TRUCK WHEN A SECTION OF MUD OR DEBRIS FELL OFF THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK STRIKING & BRUISING HIS SHOULDER AREA.

March 1, 1994 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
High Power Energy · Struck against a moving object

AFTER DUMPING A LOAD OF COAL ON THE GROUND AT THE STOCKPILE THE BED OFTHE DARTCOAL TRUCK CAME DOWN HARD JARRING THE INJURED THUS CAUSING HIS NECK & BACK TO JERK HE SUSTAINED A CERVICAL STRAIN NOTE THE INJURED CONTINUED TO WORK AFTER THIS ACCIDENT & DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 03-21-94

January 31, 1994 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
High Power Energy · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF HANDLING A LARGE ROCK WITH HIS LOADERS BUCKET WHEN THE ROCK FELL OVER CAUSING HIM TO SUSTAIN A STRAINED BACK WHEN THE MACHINE WAS JOLTED

March 25, 1993 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
High Power Energy · Struck against a moving object

WHILE THE INJURED'S TRUCK WAS BEING LOADED, A BELL CRANK FELL OUT OF THE ENDLOADER'S BUCKET CAUSING THE BUCKET AND MATERIAL TO HIT THE TRUCK BED HARD. HE RE-INJURED HIS BACK AND NECK.

February 5, 1993 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
High Power Energy · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF HAVING HIS ROCK TRUCK LOADED WHEN A LARGE ROCK SLID OFF THE BUCKET OF THE LOADER STRIKING THE SIDE OF INJURED TRUCK BED HE RECEIVED A STRAINED DUE TO THE BOUNCED OF T HE TRUCK.

January 22, 1993 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger POWERED HAULAGE
High Power Energy · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF CHOPPING COAL WITH AN ENDLOADER WHEN BACK WAS BOUNCED JARRED IN CAB CAUSING A STRAIN

January 8, 1993 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
High Power Energy · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS PROCESS OF OPERATING A ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE RAN OVER A LARGE ROCK CAUSING HIMN TO GET EXCESSIVELY JARRED SPRAINING HIS BACK.

October 21, 1992 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
High Power Energy · Struck against a moving object

INJURED EE WAS IN PROCESS OF DRIVING HIS TRUCK UP HILL ON FRONTSIDE OF AREA U WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED ANOTHER TRUCK DRIVER BY EE COMING DOWN HILL LOADED EE STATED HE COULD NOT CONTROL HIS TRUCK & CONTINUED DOWN THE HILL UNTIL HE STRUCK EE TRUCKEE COMPLAINED OF ARM & SHOULDER PAIN & LATER ON OF NECK PAIN EE WAS NOT INJURED

July 17, 1992 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
High Power Energy · Struck against a moving object

95149ED WAS OPERATING A TRUCK WHEN HE RAN OVER A LARGE ROCK CAUSING HIM TO GET JARRED AROUND IN THE CAB.

April 17, 1992 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
High Power Energy · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS OPERATING A TITAN ROCK TRUCK & AS HE WENT TO DUMP A LOAD OF ROCK & DIRT THE BED OF TRUCK JERKED FORWARDS CAUSING HIM TO GET JARRED AROUND IN HIS SEAT

February 3, 1992 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
High Power Energy · Struck against a moving object

INJURED HAD CHECKED AIR CONDITIONER IN A ROCK TRUCK AND AS HE WAS RIDING IN PASSENGER SEAT, HE BUMPED HIS HEAD WHEN THE TRUCK RAN OVER ROUGH ROAD.

January 24, 1992 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger POWERED HAULAGE
High Power Energy · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS DRVING A TRUCK THAT WAS BEING PULLED BY ANOTHER VECHILE. WHEN THE TIRE STRUCK A 'RUT' IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED SUDDENLY CAUSING HIS HAND TO HYPER-EXTEND.

January 20, 1992 WV · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
High Power Energy · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS RIDING AS A PASSENGER IN A GREASE TRUCK WHEN HE WAS BOUNCED AROUND IN HIS SEAT CAUSING PAIN IN HIS BACK.

January 13, 1992 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
High Power Energy · Struck against a moving object

THE INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF HAVING HIS TRUCK LOADED. ANOTHER TRUCK NEXT IN LINE FOR LOADING CAME INT HE PIT AREA AND POSITIONED HIS TRUCK WITH IT'S BED FACING THE LOADING AREA. AS HE WAS W AITING HE THOUGH THE INJURED'S TRUCK WAS LOADED STARTED TO BACK UNTIL HE RAMMED THE FRONT END AND CAB OF THE INJURED'S TRUCK. IT TOOK ABOUT 5 MINUTES TO FREE THE INJURED.

August 1, 1991 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger POWERED HAULAGE
High Power Energy · Struck against a moving object

I.NAME BACKING UP TO DUMP LOAD OF OVERBURDEN WHEN ROCK TRUCK WENT OVER EDGE OF BERM AND ONTO AREA BEING FILLED.

July 10, 1991 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger POWERED HAULAGE
High Power Energy · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOBILE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE OPERATING AN ENDLOADER.

July 9, 1991 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger POWERED HAULAGE
High Power Energy · Struck against stationary object

EE, ROCK TRUCK DRIVER, WAS HAULING A LOAD OF OVERBURDEN TO THE VALLEY FILL WHEN HE GOT LOST IN THE DUST. HE TRIED TO BACK UP TO GET OUT OF THE DUST AND WENT OVER THE BERM INTO THE VALLEY FILL.

May 28, 1991 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger POWERED HAULAGE
High Power Energy · Struck against a moving object

AREA A EE, MOBILE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR WAS OPERATING A CAT WATER WAGON WHEN HE HIT A BUMP THAT JARRED HIM AROUND IN THE CAB.

May 18, 1991 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger POWERED HAULAGE
High Power Energy · Struck against a moving object

EE LOADER OPERATOR WAS CLEANING COAL WITH AN ENDLOADER AND GOT JARRED AROUND IN THE CAB.

May 13, 1991 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger POWERED HAULAGE
High Power Energy · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS OPERATING AN OVERBURDEN LOADER WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED ON THE CONTROLS HITTING HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE OTHER CONTROLS. LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND WAS BROKEN.

January 9, 1991 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger POWERED HAULAGE
High Power Energy · Struck against a moving object

S TEERING PIN CAME OUT OF STEERING WHE4L-WHEEL KICKED BACK CATCHING LEFT THUMB NOT REPORTED TO MANAGEMENT UNTIL WC FORM ARRIVED 02-25-91

December 8, 1990 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger POWERED HAULAGE
High Power Energy · Struck against a moving object

EMPL CLAIMS THAT LAODER BUCKET STRUCK TRUCK CAUSING IT TO JAR HIM. DID NOT MISS WORK AT TIME OF ACCIDENT REPORTED 3/25/91 THAT THIS WAS WORK RELATED INJ CAUSING HIM TO MISS WORK.

September 18, 1990 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger POWERED HAULAGE
High Power Energy · Struck against a moving object

I NAME A ROCK TRUCK DRIVER WAS JARRED WHEN THE BED OF HIS ROCK TRUCK CAME DOWN

September 17, 1990 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger POWERED HAULAGE
High Power Energy · Struck against a moving object

I NAME A LOADER OPERATOR WAS JARRED WHILE CLEANING COAL WITH HIS CAT 988B LOADER

September 11, 1990 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger POWERED HAULAGE
High Power Energy · Fall from machine

EE, A ROCK TRUCK DRIVER, WAS INJURED WHEN HE JUMPED FROM A PARKED CAT 777 ROCK TRUCK JUST BEFORE IT WAS BACKED INTO BY ANOTHER ROCK TRUCK.

April 9, 1990 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger POWERED HAULAGE
High Power Energy · Struck against a moving object

INJ BACK TRUCK HIT HOLE IN HAUL ROAD

November 9, 1989 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger POWERED HAULAGE
High Power Energy · Fall from machine

MOBILE EQUIP. OP. WAS BEING LOADED BY AN ENDLOADER WHEN ANOTHER ROCK TRUCK BACKED INTO HIS. HE JUMPED OUT OF THE TRUCK.

March 13, 1989 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
High Power Energy · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS BEING LOADED WHEN HIS LOAD SHIFTED BOUNCING HIS TRUCK AROUND. HE STRUCK HIS NECK ON THE AIR CONDITIONER.

February 21, 1989 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
High Power Energy · Struck against a moving object

I NAME A ROCK TRUCK DRIVER WAS HAULING A LOAD OF OVERBURDEN WHEN HER TRUCK STRUCK A POT HOLE IN THE HAULROAD. SHE WAS BOUNCED AROUND IN THE CAB.

August 30, 1988 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger POWERED HAULAGE
High Power Energy · Struck against a moving object

I.NAME, A ROCK TRUCK DRIVER, WAS INJURED WHEN THE BED OF HIS ROCK TRUCK CAME DOWN CAUSING HIM TO BE JERKED AROUND IN THE CAB.

January 13, 1988 WV · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
High Power Energy · Struck against a moving object

I,NAME, A GREAS9R, WAS DRIVING HIS GREASE TRUCK ON MINE HAULROAD WHEN HE STRUCK A ROCK WITH HISFRONT TIRE. THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED OUT OF HIS HAND AND STRUCK HIS OTHER HAND CAUSING HIS FINGE R TO BE BROKEN.3

October 19, 1987 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
High Power Energy · Struck against a moving object

ROCK TRUCK DRIVEN BY I.NAME STRUCK BY LOADER BUCKET AS IT WAS LOADING TRUCK.I.NAME THROWN AROUND IN CAB OF TRUCK.

August 13, 1987 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
High Power Energy · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS OPER5TING RUBBERT TIRED LOADER REMOVING OVERBURDEN WHEN HYD. LIND BROKE LOOSE AND STRUCK WINDSHIELD BREAKING GLASS. I NAME GOT GLASS AND OIL IN HIS LEFT EYE

July 20, 1987 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger POWERED HAULAGE
High Power Energy · Struck against a moving object

I NAME WAS CLEA3ING SHALE BETWEEN TWO SPLITS OF COAL USING A RUBER TIRED END LOADER. THE BOUNCING ACTION OF THE LOADER CAUSED I NAME TO HIT HIS STEERING WHEEL AND BOUNCE BACK INTO THE DRIVERS SEAT HURTING HI8 LOWER BACK

May 1, 1987 WV · Coal drill operator POWERED HAULAGE
High Power Energy · Struck against a moving object

DAYSHIFT EMPL L9AVING PARTKING AREA AT QUITTING TIME.I.NAME PROCEEDED TO PASS SEVERAL EMPL AND STRUCK TRUCK COMING FROM OPPOSITE DIRECTION.OCCURRED ON MAIN HAUL ROAD IN A CURVE.WEATHER WAS CLE AR AND DRY THAT3DAY.I.NAME ADMITTED GUILT FOLLOWING ACCIDENT.

December 15, 1986 WV · Coal rock driller POWERED HAULAGE
High Power Energy · Struck against a moving object

I.NAME WAS BACK3NG HIS TRUCK IN CUT,WHEN IT STRUCK I.NAME'S ROCK TRUCK WHILE PARKED.

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