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November 1, 2021 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Western Kentucky Minerals, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Employee was helping mechanic work on haul truck. The come-along hook straightened causing a cylinder to fall on EE's hand and cutting it.

August 26, 2020 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western Kentucky Minerals, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking to excavator and tripped over a pile of dirt and fell to the ground

January 18, 2018 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western Kentucky Minerals, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee arrived at work, got out of EE's truck and was walking to the coal loader, slipped on some ice and fell. Employee caught self with EE's elbow jamming EE's left shoulder.

October 5, 2017 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Western Kentucky Minerals, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Employee had turned off a pump and was walking back to truck when ee stepped on a rock twisting ankle.

February 3, 2015 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Western Kentucky Minerals, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was connecting Mack truck to lowboy trailer when truck rolled backwards pinning him to the lowboy trailer. He fractured his right leg.

December 13, 2013 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western Kentucky Minerals, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking to job site when he slipped on ice and fell on his face.

May 31, 2013 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Western Kentucky Minerals, Inc. · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee bent over to put a mark on drill steel and hurt his back.

February 12, 2009 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Kentucky Minerals, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Wind had blown belt bin over. Employee was picking up the bin to put it back in place when left arm was strained.

May 2, 2008 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Western Kentucky Minerals, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Madisonville Tire & Retread employee. Tire changer had positioned himself so he could dismount & mount both rear tires. As he was re-mounting the outside tire, he swung it around with the hydraulic hand. He pulled the wrong hydraulic lever which brought the tire in and mashed him against his own truck.

February 24, 2007 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Western Kentucky Minerals, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was holding the bottom of a large bolt (with gloveson) and the air wrench ont he top. The bolt spun in his hand when he triggered the air wrench.

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