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Employee stated that as the manbus he was riding went through the truck doors on way outside, the doors shut, causing the door to strike the manbus, bouncing his foot out of the ride. The doors then struck his foot as the bus struck the doors the second time.
Employee was moving flypads in #3 entry. Was to move the fly-pads straight up entry but went in the cross-cut where the shuttle car was running. The shuttle car ran over the employee's left foot.
At the end of the shift, employee was riding in a 4 passenger rail mounted mantrip exiting the mine. The operator of the mantrip failed to stop as the trip approached a set of air lock doors resulting in the mantrip crashing into the doors.
While slowly driving a powder truck down a ramp, the engine died as the truck slid sideways on snow and ice. While sliding, the truck slid into an unfrozen area, caught traction and turned onto its side.
EE was moving a rubber tire ride out of his way when he struck his elbow against the power center.
EE was tramming a shuttle car from the miner to the feeder in the #4 entry when he hit a hole in the roadway which caused him to strike his head against the canopy.
EE was moving mantrip out of switch, when his left foot became caught between the rib and mantrip.
Back wheels hit a hole in road (sink hole) and truck laid over on its side.
EE tried to shift to a different gear, couldn't get it back in gear. Then couldn't stop the truck.
EE was going down hill. Went out of gear and could not recover.