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February 10, 2015 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Straight Creek Coal Mining, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Airing tire on a coal truck. Air pressure hit EE in the face causing him to fall backwards and hitting his head causing a small fracture.

July 22, 2014 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Straight Creek Coal Mining, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner stepped off his truck and missed the bottom step. He did not fall. Pulled muscle.

April 24, 2014 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Straight Creek Coal Mining, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Unit #10 truck coming from 9 pit Job #7 when truck stalled on him. Started rolling back. Driver jumped from truck.

November 14, 2013 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Straight Creek Coal Mining, Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The foreman turned and exited the pick-up truck and upon placing his feet upon the ground, he experienced pain in his lower back and the front of his thigh that radiated downward past his knee.

September 23, 2013 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Straight Creek Coal Mining, Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

The lube technician was placing a 5 gallon bucket of lube oil onto the cargo area of the Mack lube truck, and when he sat the bucket down, he experienced a sudden throbbing pain & numbness in his right index finger & the back of his right hand that radiated up his forearm to & including his elbow.

September 14, 2013 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Straight Creek Coal Mining, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

The D11R Dozer operator was pushing in the shot material, and was prying a rock loose on the sandstone bottom when one track of the dozer lifted up releasing from the rock and bringing the dozer back down onto the track jarring the operator and causing pain in his lower back & hip area.

July 16, 2013 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Straight Creek Coal Mining, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

The operator was descending the grade, attempted to shift from 5th to low side 5th gear in the 8 speed coal truck and states that the truck did not go into gear so he attempted to shift back to 5th and states it didn't take so he attempted to shift to 8th gear, it didn't take gear so he drove the truck up an embankment and the truck turned over on to the driver's side door.

June 26, 2013 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Straight Creek Coal Mining, Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a D9L bulldozer and he states that the seat belt was aggravating his right groin. He had right inguinal hernia repair surgery in March 2013 and went back to work in early June. He had noticed increasing pain in his right inguinal area with swelling and ? numbness.

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