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October 17, 1996 KY · Coal grader operator, roadgrader operator POWERED HAULAGE
Charles Clearing Contractor · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS GRADING PIT FLOOR AND A TRUCK STARTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN TO BACK UNDER SHOVEL THE TRUCK TURNED TO THE RIGHT GRADER WAS IN BLIND SPOT. THE TRUCK HIT THE GRADER INT HE LEFT SIDE FRONT R EAR TIRE.

July 25, 1996 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Charles Clearing Contractor · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DRIVING A TRUCK HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD JERKING EE INJURING BACK.

May 23, 1996 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Charles Clearing Contractor · Struck by flying object

EE WAS DRIVING HIS TRUCK AND THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW PANE FELL AND BROKE AND SHATTERED GLASS WENT INTO EE LEFT EYE.

April 8, 1996 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Charles Clearing Contractor · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DRIVING A TRUCK, STATAED THE TRUCK BOUNCED & HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN LOWER BACK.

January 17, 1995 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Charles Clearing Contractor · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE TURNED AROUND IN LOADER & HAD BACK PAIN IN THE UPPER BACK

January 10, 1995 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Charles Clearing Contractor · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS PARKING HIS TRUCK UP DRAINING THE DAIR OFF THE TRUCK THE AIR HOSE VALVE FLEW OUT OF HIS HAND HITTING HIM IN THE BACK OF HIS RT HAND

July 14, 1994 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Charles Clearing Contractor · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING TRUCK TO FILL ON HAUL ROAD COMING DOWN HAUL ROAD APPROACING FILL. HAUL ROADD WAS SLICK, ANOTHER TRUCK WAS COMING OFF FILL WAS USING RETARDER ADN TRUCK SLIDE INTO BERM JERKIN GSTEERING WHEEL HARD TO LEFT. JERKED STEERING WHEEL BACK TO RIGHT AND INJURED SHOULDER.

September 22, 1993 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Charles Clearing Contractor · Struck against a moving object

SPRAINED HAND WHEN TRUCK HIT A ROCK AND STEERING WHEEL CAUGHT HIS HAND.

September 7, 1993 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Charles Clearing Contractor · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS DRIVING ROCK TRUCK ON ONE LANE WIDE ROAD GOTINTO SOFT MATERIAL AND TRUCK OVERTURNED AND HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

June 1, 1993 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Charles Clearing Contractor · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEERING WHEEL KICKED BACK AND CAUGHT LEFT HAND CRACKING A BONE IN HIS LEFT HAND.

February 15, 1993 KY · Coal grader operator, roadgrader operator POWERED HAULAGE
Charles Clearing Contractor · Struck against a moving object

GRADING SHOVEL RAMP. HIT ROCK WHICH STOPPED GRADER & NECK WENT FORWARD & SPRUNG BACKWARDS. HURTNECK & SHOULDER.

August 2, 1991 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Charles Clearing Contractor · Struck against a moving object

AFTER WORK EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING PERSONAL VEHICLE AND FAILED TO LEAVE ENOUGH DISTANCE BETWEEN HIS PICK UP & MACK TRUCK. CUTS TO FACE AND CHIN.

September 6, 1990 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Charles Clearing Contractor · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS OPERATING LOADER, REMOVING ROCK FROM COAL. BUCKET SLIPPED AWAY FROM ROCK ALLOWING LOADER TO DROP QUICKLY.

April 21, 1990 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Charles Clearing Contractor · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING LOADER, CLEANING ROCK OFF COAL. WHILE REMOVING ROCK FROM COAL, HE HIT A HARD SPOT CAUSING REAR OF LOADER TO COME OFF GROUND, BUCKET SLIPPED OFF BOTTOM OF ROCK CAUSING REAR OF LOADER TO DROP QUICKLY JAMMING LOWER BACK.

April 25, 1989 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Charles Clearing Contractor · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE AND WHEN HE RUBBED IT, IT BECAME IRRIATED.

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