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DOZER OPERATOR WAS ASSISTING RECLAMATION CREW IN LOADING CULVERT PIPE ON TOP OF D-8H. AFTER LOADING THE FIRST PIPE THE 2ND PIPE WAS BEING LOADED WHEN IT BECAME UNSTABLE & STARTED TO PUSH THE O PERATOR OFF THE TOP. HE JUMPED TO FREE HIMSELF FROM THE PIPE, LANDING ON A ROCKY TERRAINS.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT AS HE WAS OPERATING CONT- INOUS MINER IN TRAM MODE WHILE PRODUCING COAL, IT SUPPOSEDLY RAN OVER A HUMP IN ROADWAY AND THE FLOATING CANOPY ALLEGEDLY JARRED HIM.
THE OPERATOR WAS CHANGING STEEL ON A ROBBINS DRILL WHEN BREAKER PIN ALLEGEDLY FLEW FROM THE STEEL STRIKING HIS LEFT ELBOW.
EMPL INSTALLING TRACKS,ROLLERS,IDLERS ON A D10 DOZER. WAS USING 1" AIR IMPACT GUN TO INSTALL INDLER BOLTS WHILE IN A STRAIN UNDER DOZER,FELT SOMETHING PULL IN BACK.
EE WAS FILLING DRILL WITH WATER WHEN HE SAW INJECTION LINE LEAKING HE REACHED HIS HAND INTO CK LEAK WHEN LINE SPRAYED FUEL INTO HIS RT HAND.
EMPL WERE INSTALLING STEEL GUIDE ON 16 DRILL. WHEN DOZER WAS PUSHING ROCKS OF HIGHWALL WHEN ONE OF FALLING ROCKS HIT PILE OF LOOSE MATERIAL CAUSING ROCKS TO FLY OUT ONE OF WHICH HIT EMPL ON LE G. ROCK HAD BEEN FLOWN ABOUT 15 OR 20' FROM WHERE DOZER WAS PUSHING OFF HIGHWALL.
EMPLOYEE WAS LINING UP 2ND STEEL ONTO STARTER STEEL WHILE PULLING ON STEEL EMPLOYEE FELT SOME SHARP PAIN IN H IS BACK
EMPLOYEE AND (NAME) WERE INSTALING MACK REAR SPRING ON A COAL TRUCK.THEY HAD SPRAY LIQUID WRENCH ON BOLTS AND THEN USED AIR GUN TO REMOVE BOLTS.WHEN RUST DIRT AND OIL FLEW INTO LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING CHAIN JAW TO CUT MINE PROPS WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO CUT SMALL SLENDER TREE OUT OF WAY WHEN IT MOVED CAUSING CHAIN SAW TO KICK BACK STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE KNEE CAP CUTT ING IN SEVERAL PLACES
EMPLOYEES WERE 4ELDING ON SHOVEL BUCKET.WHEN FLASHBACK BURNED LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CH3PPING AWAY SLAG AND FORGOT TO LOWER HOOD. A PIECE OF WELDING SLAG FLEW INTO LEFT EYE CAUSINTG IRRATION AND BLISTERING EYE. WENT TO HIGHLAND REGLIONAL EMERGY RM. REMOVED PIECE O F SLAG AND PATC2 EYE FOR 24 HRS AND GIVE HIM MEDIANE FOR PAIN. HAD HIM TO RETURN NEXT FOR EXAMATION EVERTHING OK.