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EMP PREPARING TO ATTACH ELECTRICAL SUPPLY CABLE BETWEEN ADD CAR COAL CONVEYING UNITS WHEN EXPLOSION OCCURRED INBY THE HIGHWALL BEING MINED. EMPLOYEE WAS THROWN OFF LAUNCH PLATFORM SUSTAINING FATAL BLUNT TRAUMA INJURIES AND BURNS.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOUNTING D10N DOZER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED FROM STEP. HE HELD ONTO GRAB BAR TO PREVENT FALL. PULLED MUSCLES IN UPPER RIGHT ARM.
EMPL WAS PREPARING TO MAKE MECHANICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN 2 ADD CAR UNITS WHEN EXPLOSION OCCURRED INBY HIGHWALL BEING MINED. EMPL WAS THROWN OFF LAUNCH PLATFORM SUSTAINING 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO F ACE & UPPER CHEST, FRACTURED JAW AVULSED EAR, MULTIPLE LACERATIONS & BLUNT TRAUMA INJURIES.
EMPL WAS PREPARING TO MAKE MECHANICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN 2 ADD CAR UNITS WHEN EXPLOSION OCCURRED INBY HIGHWALL BEING MINED. EMPL WAS THROWN OFF LAUCH PLATFORM SUSTAINING 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO FA CE & UPPER CHEST MULTIPLE LACERATIONS & B LUNT TRAUMA INJURIES.
EMPL WAS OPERATING HIGHWALL MINING SYSTEM WHEN EXPLOSION OCCURRED INBY HIGHWALL BEING MINED. WINDOWS OF OPERATORS COMPARTMENT WERE BLOWN OUT. EMPL SUFFERED BURNS TO HANDS, ARMS & NECK & MULTIP LE LACERATIONS.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON ADDCAR UNIT. HE STEPPED FROM ONE CAR TO ANOTHER TWISTING ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PICK UP 24IN METAL PIPE WITH BACKHOE BUCKET PIPE DISLODGED FROM BUCKET STRIKING OEPRATORS CAB BREAKING GLASS BROKEN GLASS FROM OEPRATORS CAB WINDOW CUT EMPLOYEES LE FT FOREARM
EE WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP PUMP HOSE, EE STATED THAT HE GOT A CATCH IN HIS BACK.