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July 28, 2010 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Tmr Loading & Processing Corp · Struck against a moving object

While dumping a load of coal, the truck was leaning too much to the passenger side resulting in both truck & trailer to overturn onto the passenger side.

September 22, 2008 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Tmr Loading & Processing Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Machine operator was adjusting seat and lowered seat catching fingertip in seat housing resulting in laceration of finger and breaking of metacarpal of finger.

May 15, 2008 WV · Coal pumper POWERED HAULAGE
Tmr Loading & Processing Corp · Struck by powered moving object

Employee attempted to drop out 29 empty rail cars from empty track to 40. He could not control cars - went by 40 and through crossing into load track, thus colliding with 28 loaded cars. 1) weather wet & rainy. 2) Employee did not follow policy in that he brought 29 empty cars when policy calls for a maximum of 12 cars per 1 dropper.

October 21, 2005 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
TMR Loading and Processing, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Operator was dumping a load of rock in the hollow fill when the load caught in the tailgate causing the cab of the truck to overturn. Laceration to his left arm which required 4 stitches to close.

April 14, 2005 WV · Coal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tmr Loading & Processing Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING 40-LB. SAMPLE BAGS IN BACK OF COMPANY TRUCK. AFTER LIFTING SEVERAL SAMPLES, EE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND NECK.

April 29, 2002 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Tmr Loading & Processing Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS AWARDED 5% PPD BENEFITS FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

September 19, 2001 WV · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Tmr Loading & Processing Corp · Struck against a moving object

TRUCK CROSSING RR TRACKS AND WAS HIT BY TRAIN ENGINE. DRIVER WAS THROWN AROUND IN THE CAB CAUSING INJURY TO LOWER BACK, A BROKE TOE & LACERATIONS TO FOREHEADF. DRIVERSAID HE COULDN'T SEE ENGIN E UNTIL HE WAS ON THE TRACK. WHEN HE SAW THE TRAIN HE STOPPED & TRIED TO BACK UP. AN UNCOUPLED TRAIN ON THE OTHER TRACK WAS BLOCKING HIS VIEW.

March 21, 2000 WV · Coal security guard, watchman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tmr Loading & Processing Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE WALKING FROM SECURITY BLDG TO GATE EE LOST HIS FOOTING ON WET GROUND, FALLING AND HITTING ON HIS LOWER BACK. HE STATED HE WAS OK, FINISHED HIS SHIFT WORKED THE NEXT DAY. UPON HIS NEXT SC HEDULED SHIFT ON 3/26/00, HE ADVISE HIS DR PUT HIM OUT OF WORK FOR TWO WEEKS.

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