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Hit pothole in truck.

EE WAS TRAVELING OUT OF THE MINE FOREIGN MATERIAL FELL FROM THE TOP HITTING THEM IN THE FACE AND EYES

Employee was operating a water truck on Grapevine North Contour. Employee was going up an incline to the pit. The truck engine died and began to roll backward. Employee said it rolled about 75 ft. and they steered the truck toward the highwall. The rear tire rolled up on a berm and it flipped on its side.

EE was using a 15 ton motor to move a VFD box. The motor derailed and as ee was exiting the motor it slid approximately 12 inches and dropped on ee foot. EE sustained 3 fractures to right foot.

Operating shuttle car, hit a hole in the roadway and hit head on top of the cab.

Employee states while traveling back to the Cont. Miner to get a load of coal on #1 unit and between entries 6 and 7 drove over a large rock causing them to bounce into the canopy hurting their upper back. Employee worked the next shift and went to doctor and is now off until next appointment.

EE was riding on a 2 man rubber tired Johnson and ran over some gob in the roadway causing ee to jam head into a roof strap. EE felt pain in neck and shoulders and into both hands.

Employee states while getting out of the battery hauler on #1 unit, Employee hit the breaker from inside the cab and while getting out, the cab section of battery hauler rolled on EE's right heel.

Employee was riding down #3 belt on a 4 wheeler. The ride dropped off the tracks and hit a hole causing lower back pain.

Operating shuttle car. Hit a hole in the roadway and hit employee's head on the top of the cab.

Injured was in a resting position on EE's knees filling out paperwork in the 10R x-cut in the 2nd last open. A loaded shuttle car passed by EE and ran over a piece of coal or rock causing the material to burst and send a piece toward injured. EE was struck on the left ear and the impact caused EE's ear plug to lodge in EE's ear canal.

While travelling through the curtain, the scoop and shuttle car collided.

Injured was turning a corner heading to the section feeder. The dumping end of the ram car hit the coal rib and knocked the coal loose from the rib. The coal hit EE in EE's right eye.

Injured was off the clock and traveling to work on the haul/travel road on mine property. Approximately 1 mile from St Rt 593, injured lost control of the personal vehicle and hit rock wall along travel road. Injured suffered a concussion and contusions.

EE was attempting to release the emergency park brake and exited the vehicle to try to release the brake. The vehicle had been left in gear and when the brake released it knocked the EE down and drug EE approximately 10 to 15 feet. The EE managed to get back in the vehicle and bring it to a stop. EE sustained a dislocation to the right ring finger.

Injured left the miner tramming shuttle car to the feeder. Injured trammed too close to the rib and an area of rib made contact with the canopy and grab handle which cut right index finger.

Injured was operating a ram car. EE went to make a turn and the center section of the car bottomed out against each other. When the center section connected it jarred EE and EE felt increased pain in lower back.

Original report date 2-25-2016, EE continued to have issues and sought medical attention on 5-22-2017. Pennyrile continues to investigate and contends that the issues are related to a prior injury at another location.

Employee was operating a 980 G end loader and backed over a rock. The loader slammed down and the seat suspension bottomed out twice, jolting the employee and straining employee's neck, shoulder, and lower back. Employee continued to work until 5/9/2016 at which time the doctor took the employee off work.

Employee was moving cable trees so Highwall miner could advance to hole #36. While he was moving the cable trees, one tree tipped over and struck the 980H Loader on the off side mirror. The mirror hit the side windshield glass, busting it, and causing the glass to hit the employee. He had cuts on the right forearm and glass in eyes. RTW the next scheduled work day 3/16/15.

The injured was carrying 2 sections of belt structure railing on the back of a 4 man diesel Wallace. The injured turned the corner to enter the #2 entry and the rail caught the rib causing the rail to swing and make contact with the injured's face. The injured was looking to his right side at time of impact.

Employee was operating a scoop, cleaning the #9 heading near the face. Employee reached out of the operator's compartment to move the ventilation curtain and his left hand was caught between the canopy on the scoop and the rib.

Employee was loading shot material into rock trucks. He stated he was prying on a rock and the teeth on the loader bucket slipped off the rock causing the endloader to shake him. During the shift he began to experience pain in his right hip. His first day off work was 4/28/14.

PUT TRUCK IN DITCH. FELL UPON EXITING VEHICLE.AMBULANCE CALLED. WENT TO PIKEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER AND RELEASED. EMPLOYEE CALLED AFTER HOSPITAL VISIT STATED THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG

Pushing material with a "Skid Steer" loader. Hit something solid, the loader came to an abrupt stop and the employee hit his head on the windshield.

DRIVING, SAW A DOG TRIED TO DODGE IT, BUT WENT IN DITCH AND EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF SHOULDER PAIN

Ran over a rock while operating a battery scoop. The jolt bounced him into the top of the cab,jaring his back. ( Complaining of upper and middle back pain)

Employee raised his head while riding in mantrip, his head stuck the roof pulling his hard hat off causing his head to hit the metal bracket on the sander box requiring staples.

While pulling rock off of the Continuous Miner with the scoop, the rock broke and landed in the scoop bucket bouncing the scoop operator (victim) against the roof.

Employee was operating truck when he hit some potholes and began complaining with his back and numbness in his legs and feet.

Employee was in mantrip that was stuck by another mantrip causing severe jarring of this occupant resulting in back strain.

EE was operating a 830 Rock Truck up a steep incline, the truck went into neutral and started to roll backwards. The truck struck a blade on the dozer that was following behind for safety precautions. An eyewitness to the accident stated that the truck rolled backwards a maximum of 15' before striking the dozer blade. EE taken to Medical Center because of neck pain from seat belt.

Parked on a hill on a mantrip. Before he exited the mantrip, another mantrip hit him.

EE turned corner in shuttle car hitting rib, straining his neck. Injury resulted in application of cervical collar. This report is being generated under protest to terminate citation #9006096.

Was backing a trailer into a crosscut using a Getman his right hand slipped off of the deck and got caught between the machine as it articulated (pinch Point)

Employee was operating rock truck when he leaned over the arm rest of seat to pick up a pencil and hurt his ribs. Taken off work effective 1/18/11.

While tramming a loaded shuttle car away from the face the car hit a bump and roofed out causing the operators head to strike the canopy.

EE was operating loader when it slipped off a large rock, causing his right shoulder to strike the dash and windshield. He was taken off work effective 10/28/10.