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February 6, 2007 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Vision Mining, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

EE had just dumped his car at feeder and was turning around in operator's compartment, when another car cable anchored next to him, jumped to the side hitting him on the right side of the head, driving his head into edge of his car canopy. Resulted in lacerations, requiring stitches.

December 1, 2006 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Vision Mining, Inc. · Fall from machine

EE was helping splice belt and usually a piece of diesel equipment was out of service. EE got a golf cart to use for transportation. While traveling down inclined travelway, cable broke on braking system. EE jumped off golf cart and bruised his left hip.

October 23, 2006 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Vision Mining, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was unloading pump motor from personnel carrier and had positioned himself between a shuttle car and the personnel carrier. Another shuttle car came down the entry and did not see the personnel carrier sticking out of the crosscut about 4 feet, he hit it which in turn caught the employee's leg between the equipment.

October 12, 2006 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Vision Mining, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Employee was driving 14-man personnel carrier (mantrip bus) and ran over something in roadway causing him to bounce up into mine roof and hurt his neck.

March 3, 2006 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Vision Mining, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING (DRIVING) A 4-MAN DIESEL MANTRIP. AS HE NEGOTIATED A TURN, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND CAUSED HIM TO RAISE UP AS HE TRIED TO TURN, RESULTING IN HIS HARD HAT STRIKING THE MINE ROOF.

January 26, 2006 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Vision Mining, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was turning around in deck of shuttle car when he caught his left foot under the seat and twisted his left knee.

November 28, 2005 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Vision Mining, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING RECLAIM HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE AND LOADING IT ONTO A TRAILER WHICH WAS BEING PULLED BY A 4-MAN DIESEL PERSONNEL CARRIER. EMPLOYEE WAS NOT AWARE OF HIS POSITION IN RELATION TO THE EQUIPMENT AND GOT HIS HEAD CAUGHT BETWEEN FENDER AND MINE ROOF.

April 14, 2005 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator POWERED HAULAGE
Vision Mining, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was operating a scoop and using a cable to pull a conveyor chain back together in a shuttle car. The cable broke and struck EE in the face.

March 29, 2005 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Vision Mining, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DRIVING SHUTTLE CAR TOWARD CONTINUOUS MINER AND RAN OVER A ROCK. EE WAS THROWN UPWARD AGAINST THE CANOPY, HITTING HIS HEAD AND JAMMING HIS NECK.

February 11, 2005 KY · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper POWERED HAULAGE
Vision Mining, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS UNHOOKING TRAILER FROM TRACTOR WHEN THE TRACTOR ROLLED A LITTLE & CAUGHT HIM BETWEEN THE TRACTOR & TRAILER. RT. SHOULDER WAS BRUISED BY IMPACT.

February 3, 2005 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Vision Mining, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Employee was leaving the dumping point, in a shuttle car, and was looking back at his boom as he lowered it to make sure it cleared some cables hanging across the haul road. His car veered to the right and as he passed a parked golf cart, it struck his right arm which he had outside the operator's compartment.

June 21, 2004 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Vision Mining, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS PASSENGER IN MANTRIP WHICH LOST POWER COMING UP THE MAIN SOUTH SLOPE. DRIVER STARTED PUMPING THE FOOT BRAKE BUT IT FAILED TO HOLD THE RIDE AND THEY STARTED ROLLING BACKWARD. DRIVER PUT IT IN PARK, WHICH DID NOT HELP. DRIVER THEN SET OFF THE PARKING BRAKE BUT THEY HAD HIT THE COAL RIB ABOUT THIS TIME, INJURING EE'S RIBS.

April 28, 2003 KY · Coal mechanic helper POWERED HAULAGE
Vision Mining, Inc. · Struck by powered moving object

EE was working on a Mantrip in the x-cut between the #4 & #5 entry when the unit scoop turned into the x-cut on them. He did not see them working on the mantrip. He struck the injured party cutting his right leg below the right knee.

October 12, 2002 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Vision Mining, Inc. · Struck by flying object

THE INJURED PARTY WAS DRIVING TO THE #1 UNIT ON THE MAIN EAST WSUPPLY ROAD WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK IN THE ROAD THROWING IT UP IN THE AIR STRIKING HIS LEFT LEG.

June 5, 2002 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Vision Mining, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS THE INJURED PARTY WALKED DOWN BESIDE THE #1 CAR HE NOTICED THE CAR CABLE UNDER THE CAR. HE REACHED DOWN & JERKED THE CABLE OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR WHEN THE CABLE REEL KICKED IN JERKING THE CABLE ACROSS HIS FACE INJURING HIS JAW & MOUTH.

May 6, 2002 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Vision Mining, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

WHILE TR4AMMING THE 480 S & S SCOOP THE INJURED PARTY EITHER RAN OVER A ROCK OR A HOLE INT HE ROAD CAUSING THE INJURED PARTY TO JAM HIS NECK INTO THE SCOOP CANOPY. THIS HAPPENED ONT HE 5-6-01. THE INJURED PARTY DID NOT GO TO THE DR TIL 5-13-02.

February 20, 2002 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Vision Mining, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED PARTY WAS SCOOPING THE RIGHT HAND RIB WITH THE 488 SCOOP AND AS HE WAS TRYING TO SCOOP THE RIB THE VENTILATION CURTAIN WAS GETTING CAUGHT UP ON THE CANOPY. INJURED PARTY REACHED OUT O F THE CANOPY TO MOVE THE CURTAIN AND AS HE DID HE GOT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE RIB AND THE SCOOP CANOPY.

December 5, 2001 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Vision Mining, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURIED PARTY HAD JUST LEFT THE ROOF BOLTER TO GO LOOK FOR SOMETHING WHEN HE WENT THROUGH A BACK UP CURTAIN THE SAME TIME THE SCOOP GAME THROUGH STRIKING HIS RIGHT FOOT.

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