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August 23, 2018 KY · Coal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Apex Energy, Inc. · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee was backing haul truck into pit area to be loaded when they felt pain in the left arm.

March 1, 2017 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Apex Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE was getting loaded with shot material in pot area when getting loaded the shot material fell into off side of truck shaking operator around in the cab of truck.

November 8, 2016 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Apex Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object

The excavator operator told everyone ee was getting off excavator to take a restroom break. EE didn't listen and back into excavator boom with rock truck.

October 6, 2014 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Apex Energy, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Employee was being loaded in the pit area when a rock rolled out of the overburden being loaded and struck the left corner of the truck bed. This caused the employee to be thrown around in the seat. The seat belt pulled him causing pain in lower back and hips.

September 2, 2014 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Apex Energy Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was mounting Front End Loader when he felt pain in his right hip and knee. Employee didn't report this accident until 9/8/2014 and started losing time on this date..

June 19, 2012 KY · Coal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator POWERED HAULAGE
Apex Energy Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was getting in SUV to return to work area when the driver pulled away to quickly causing employee to loose footing causing pain in right knee. Employee started losing time on 10-23-12.

June 18, 2012 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Apex Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee was riding in SUV Man Bus when it hit a dip in road causing pain in back. Employee started losing time on 7/9/12

December 21, 2010 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Apex Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee was cleaning the loading area with front end loader when he ran into a low place in the pit floor that caused the machine to twist him in the seat causing pain in back.

November 10, 2010 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Apex Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE was operating front end loader in coal pit when the seat bottomed out causing pain between his shoulders. EE did not tell foreman he had a work related accident until he was at the doctor's office on 11/19/10.

July 12, 2010 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Apex Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee stated he drove rock truck down hill and through a dip and felt pain & numbness in left arm.

June 25, 2009 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Apex Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee stated he was operating rock truck. He stated the rock truck bounced & his neck & left arm started tingling.

April 29, 2009 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Apex Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working on air conditioner unit of 992 front end loader. He was trouble shooting the fan in the unit when it started to turn striking his left hand cutting his left index and middle fingers.

February 25, 2008 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Apex Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object

One of the trucks over traveled the berm causing the bed to over turn. The employee was thrown around in the cab causing alleged injury.

February 25, 2008 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Apex Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object

Complained of pain in right arm.

July 3, 2007 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Apex Energy Inc · Struck against stationary object

Operator lost control of service truck for some unknown reason. The passenger jumped from the truck, hitting the ground. He injured his head, shoulder, arm, side and hip.

June 13, 2007 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Apex Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object

The driver stated he left the coal pit loaded, started up an embankment. The truck stalled and rolled backwards up onto the berm and turned over.

January 29, 2007 KY · Coal pumper POWERED HAULAGE
Apex Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee was hauling over-burden to the dump in a 777C Cat rock truck, Equip. #301. When he started downhill to the dump area he noticed he had no brakes & went thru berm & over about 25' high dump. He went cab first into spoil bank. It threw him face first into windshield. He was not wearing seat belt.

April 11, 2006 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Apex Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object

Loader bucket slipped off a rock and the jar from the loader caused pain in his lower part of his back. He also said he had some pain the day before.

December 6, 2005 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Apex Energy Inc · Struck by powered moving object

#337 rock truck ran into bed of 335 rock truck

October 28, 2005 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Apex Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE SAID THAT LOADER OPERATOR DROPPED ROCK TOO HARD IN TRUCK BED.

May 11, 2005 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Apex Energy Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE BACKED THE ROCK TRUCK OVER BERM, THE TRUCK CAME TO REST NEXT LEVEL IN HOLLOW FILL.

October 25, 2004 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Apex Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object

Injured was driving a 18 wheel haulage truck up a incline when the truck bounced causing inury to his lower back.

October 24, 2002 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Apex Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

#303 CATERPILLAR ROCK TRUCK BACKED INTO THE #332 KOMATSU ROCK TRUCK CRUSHING THE CAB AND CAUSING THE VICTIM TO BE PINNED BENEATH THE STEERING WHEEL AND CAUSING CUTS TO BOTH OF THE VICTIMS LEGS .

August 1, 2002 KY · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Apex Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING IN ROCK TRUCK GETTING LOADED, LOADER OPERATOR WAS PUTTING BUCKET OF ROCK IN TRUCK. A BIG ROCK ROLLED OUT OF BUCKET STRIKINGSIDE OF TRUCK STRIKING EE. EE WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT PAIN AND STIFFNESS IN HIS NECK AT THE END OF THE SHIFT.

July 25, 2002 KY · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Apex Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR SAID THAT HE WAS HAVING PAIN IN HIS BACK AND THAT IT GOT WORSE DURING THE SHIFT.

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