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Years on record
2000–2026
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July 7, 2002 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Solomons Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A PIN IN THE BACK OF HIS SERVICE TRUCK. HE WAS USING THE CRANE ON HIS SERVICE TRUCK. THE CHAIN HOOK FELL AND HIT HIM ON HIS LEFT WRIST.

January 15, 2002 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Solomons Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE LOADING WITH 992G IN STRIP PIT, A ROCK ROLLED OUT OF THE SHOT BEHIND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, CAUSING THE LOADER TO RAISE UP AND TILT TO THE LEFT. TO KEEP THE LOADER FROM TURNING OVER, HE D ROPPED HIS BUCKET TO THE GROUND. THE SUDDEN SHIFTING OF THE LOADER FROM SIDE TO SIDE CAUSED THE OPERATOR TO STRIKE HIS HEAD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF CAB.

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