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January 30, 1999 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE BUCKET ON THE LOADER DROPPED, STRIKING THE BED OF THE ROCK TRUCK EE WAS OPERATING.

January 18, 1997 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING A ROCK TRUCK AND WAS RETURNING FROM THE DUMP WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROADWAY JARRING THE TRUCK..

November 15, 1996 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING A ROCK TRUCK AND WAS BEING LOADED IN A PIT AREA. AS THE LOADER WAS PLACING A BUCKETFUL OF MATERIALINTO THE BED, THE BOOM SUDDENLY DROPPED AGAINST THE BED RAIN, JARRING THE E E.

March 28, 1996 KY · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE BEGAN EXPERIENCING SEVERE LOWER AND MIDDLE BACK PAIN WHILE OPERATING HIS LOADER. EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVEN TO MEDICAL FACILITY FOR EVALUATION AND TREATMENT. CONDITION MAY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO PREVIOUS WORK INJURY 4/94.

January 31, 1995 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE AND TWO OTHER MECHANIC WERE ATTEMPTING TO COLD START A ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE NOTICED THE ATTEMPATOR WAS LOCKED UP. WITHOUT TELLING THE OTHER MECHANICS HE REACHED IN TO THE PULLEY TO CHECK IT B ETWEEN CRANKING. AS HE ATEMPTED TO TURN TO THE PULLEY FACE, THE OTHER MECHANIC BEGAN TO CRANK THE ENGINE. EE JERKED AND HIS MIDDLE AND RING FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND WERE PULLED AROUND THE PUL

November 11, 1993 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE BEGAN EXPERIENCING LOWER BACK PAIN WHILE OPERATING A LOADER.

June 8, 1993 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS A PASSENGER IN AN MECHANICS TRUCK TRAVELING A ROADWAY AS THE MECHANICS TRUCK STARTED UP A SHORT INCLINE THE ENGINE STALLED ALLOWING THE TRUCK TO ROLL BACKWARDS THE EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM THE TRUCK & FELL ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY

April 23, 1993 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS LEADING OVER BURDEN WHEN A LARGE ROCK IN FRONT OF HIM ROLLED AGAINST THE BUCKET JARRING THE MACHINE

February 23, 1993 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROCK TRUCK HAULING OVERBURDEN TO A DUMP AREA AS THE TRUCK ARRIVED AT THE DUMP AREA IT WENT PAST THE DUMP AREA WENT THROUGH A 6FT BERM STRIKING THE MOUNTAIN SIDE

February 19, 1993 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATES HE PULLED HIS BACK WHILE OPERATING A ROCK TRUCK. THE SEAT SHOCK ABSORBER THAT WAS INSTALLED 2-8-93 HAD GONE BAD, ALLOWING THE SEAT TO BOTTOM OUT.

February 8, 1993 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE IS NOT SURE WHEN INJURY HAPPENED OR HOW IT HAPPENED HE REPORTED SORENESS IN HIS BACK AFTER OPERATORING THE LOADER OVER HARD ROCK ALL DAY HE STATES THE DR SEEMS TO THINK THIS MAY HAVE CONTRI BUTED TO MUSCLE SPASMS IN HIS BACK DR PRESCRIBEDMEDICATION ENABLING THE EE TO WORK WHILE ON MEDICATION.

October 12, 1992 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

LOADER MAN DROPPED A ROCK IN THE BED OF THE ROCK TRUCK THAT THE EE WAS DRIVING, JARRING EE AND HIS LOWER BACK.

September 22, 1992 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE LOADER, A SMALL PIECE OF GLASS FLEW FROM THE WINDSHIELD AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE EYE.

September 22, 1992 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING ROCK TRK. THE EE HIT SEVERAL HOLES IN THE ROAD AND JARRED HIS LOWER BACK.

August 29, 1992 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

54730COMING TO WORK AFTER PICKING UP PARTS FOR THE JOB.RAN UP UNDER THE BACK END OF A COAL TRUCK.UNABLE TO SEE DUE TO THICK FOG.

March 24, 1992 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE GOT UP ON THE WATER TRUCK TO CHECK WATER. WHEN THE TRUCK STARTED TO ROLL, EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF, STRAINING BACK MUSCLE.

March 20, 1992 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING ROCK TRUCK EMPLOYEE HIT A BIG HOLE CAUSING THE TRUCK TO BOUNCE PULLING THE NECK AND BACK MUSCLES.

February 10, 1992 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE LETTING WINDOW DOWN ON ROCK TRUCK,ARM SLIPPED AND HIT ARM PAD OF DOOR.

November 14, 1990 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROCK ON LOADER FELL BOUNCED OF TIRE HITTING WINDOW GLASS HIT EMP

May 5, 1990 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING DOZER, HE HIT A LARGE ROCK. THIS JERKED EMPLOYEE, PUTTING A STRAIN ON BACK OF NECK.

May 22, 1989 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

OPERATOR SLAMMED DOOR ON RT. ARM WHILE CLOSING IT.

May 18, 1989 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING IN SHOT WHEN HE WENT BACKWARDS HE BACKED OVER A BIG ROCK & IT JARRED HIM CAUSIG HIM TO PULL MUSCLE IN BACK

April 6, 1989 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING ROCK TRUCK HIT ROCK WHICH CAUSED BOUNCE UP AND HIT HEAD ON ROOF OF CAB WHICH STRAINED NECK.SEAT BELTS WERENT USED BUT WERE AVAILABLE.

September 13, 1988 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

KNOCKING ROCKS OUT OF ROAD WHEN HIT BIG ROCK JERKED HIS BACK.

August 15, 1988 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey POWERED HAULAGE
Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

OPERATOR OF POWDER TRUCK WAS BACKING UP WHEN HE RAN UP AGAINST I.NAME FOOT.I.NAME STANDING ON BLIND SIDE OF TRUCK WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

September 22, 1987 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE TRUCK THAT 3 NAME WAS DRIVING WAS GOING DOWN A HILL, WHERE ANOTHER TRUCK WAS SITTING IN THE ROAD. HE HIT HIS FOOT BRAKE, AIR HAD GOTTEN INTO THE SYSTEM, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL. HE THEN THEN HIT HIS 1ARK BRAKE, BUT IT WAS TOO LATE BY THIS TIME HE WENT TO THE DR THE NEXT DAY FOR A STRAINED BACK. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE DONE TO THE 773-B ROCK TRUCK.

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