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February 26, 1999 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MECHANIC WAS CHANGING POWER STEERING PUMP ON CAT TRUCK. WHILE ACTIVATING THE SERVICE TRUCK BOOM, THERE WAS A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE BOOM CONTROL WIRING CABLE, CAUSED BOOM TO DROP UNEXPECTEDLY. M ECHANIC TRIED TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF THE BOOM WHILE IT WAS DESCENDING. BOOM STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT SHOULDER.

February 11, 1999 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

EE'S COAL TRUCK CAME OUT OF GEAR AS HE WAS DRIVING DOWN A GRADE WITH A LOAD OF COAL. THE ENGINE DIED AND LOST STEERING CONTROL. HE JUMPED OUT OF THE TRUCK BEFORE IT WENT OVER THE HILL.

August 25, 1998 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS DUMPING A TRUCK LOAD OF SPOIL ON AN ELEVATED DUMP SITE AND BACK UP TOO FAR AND HIS TRUCK ROLLED OVER (TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE).

August 6, 1998 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

TAKING END LOADER TO PUSH TRUCK UP THE HAUL ROAD. HE LOST CONTROL AND JUMPED OUT OF THE END LOADER.

August 12, 1997 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object

EE LOST CONTROL OF HIS ROCK TRUCK. HE JUMPED OUT, WAS STRUCK BY TH3E TRUCK. THE TRUCK THEN STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT AND OVERTURNED ONTO ITS TOP. EE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS LEFT ARM & RIGHT LEG.

June 23, 1997 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

BRUISE TO HEAD AND CHEST. PUT TRUCK INTO DITCH LINE DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL.

August 18, 1995 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

CONTRACTOR WAS OPERATING A COAL TRUCK. WHEN HE CAME TO A GRADE AND TRIED TO DOWN SHIFT HE MISSED A GEAR, WHILE TRYING TO GET THE TRUCK BACK IN GEAR. IT WAS PICKING UP SPEED. THE OPERATOR JUMPE D FROM THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK HIT THE BEARM AN OVERTURNED.

May 6, 1995 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE OPERATOR OF THE 777 ROCK TRUCK DIDN'T GET SQUARE WITH HIS DUMP AND BACKED THE OFF SIDE TIRE UP ON THE BERM. WHEN HE RAISED THE BED TH ETRUCK TURNED OVER. THE OPERATOR GRABED THE DOOR WIT H HIS LEFT HAND. IT MASHED HIS LEFT RING FINGER. OPERATOR WAS WEARING SAFETY BELTS.

August 18, 1994 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR PUT HIMSELF IN THE WRONG POSITION TO CLEAN THE HIGHWALL AND PULLED A ROCK ONTO THE LOADWER HE WAS OPERATING. DAMAGE TO LEADER--WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN, LIGHT BAR WAS BENT, FRONT FENDER WAS BENT.

April 7, 1994 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

LOADER PICKED UP TRUCK ABOUT 10" OFF GROUND TO MOVE. TRUCK SLIDE OUT OF BUCKET AND FELL. THAT WHERE HE SAID IT HURT HIS BACK WHEN IT BOUNCED.

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