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June 24, 2006 IL · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Nubay Mining LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was using water line on unit to water haulage roads. When pulling on waterline, it hung on a rock and pulled him backwards, twisting his knee. At end of shift when riding out in mantrip, a spare tire on mantrip caught on a roof bolt causing mantrip to stop suddenly and employee bruised his tailbone.

June 13, 2006 IL · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Nubay Mining LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was riding out in mantrip at the end of shift. There was a piece of belt in roadway. When mantrip drove over belt the belt caught his foot pulling leg sideways.

May 31, 2006 IL · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Nubay Mining LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was tramming scoop down 1st north travel way & ran over rock in roadway causing him to hit his head, neck & shoulder on canopy.

May 18, 2006 IL · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Nubay Mining LLC · Fall from machine

A GOLF CART BROKE DOWN & WAS SENT TO SURFACE TO BE REPAIRED. AN ENDLOADER WAS USED TO PICK CART OFF LOWBOY - WHEN LOAD WAS PICKED UP IT WAS NOT CENTERED. THE MINE FOREMAN STOOD ON END OF CART TO BALANCE LOAD. WHEN LOAD WAS MOVED, CART SHIFTED ON FORK OF ENDLOADR CAUSING CART TO FLIP MINE FOREMAN IN AIR AND FALL TO GROUND ON HIS BACK.

April 9, 2006 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Nubay Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EE is a belt maintenance man. As he was watching belt run, he saw a roofbolt laying on the belt. He reached to pull bolt off the belt and his right middle finger got caught in between the moving belt and roller.

March 26, 2006 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Nubay Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS DRIVING GOLF CART BETWEEN COAL HAULER & RIB. A COAL HAULER TIRE WAS LEANING AGAINST THE RIB WHEN EE DROVE THE CART BY RIB. THE CART STRUCK THE TIRE LEANING AGAINST RIB, AS IT WAS FALLING OVER EE REACHED OUT TO CATCH THE TIRE PULLING HIS LEFT ARM BACKWARDS.

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