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Miner was hauling material underground when the load shifted and struck the miner, injuring their shoulder.
Employee was operating the Fair Child 35-AC Scoop on the haul road near the #2 belt drive. When a tire ran over a bridge board, the block flipped up, hitting his left hand and smashing his pinkie finger.
Injured pulled the diesel mantrip underground to park in the first crosscut inby the drift. As he attempted to back into the crosscut, he shifted from forward to reverse but missed reverse putting the mantrip in neutral. The mantrip took off down-dip to #5 crosscut where it struck a steel set. Injured had a laceration to his forehead but unknown exactly what he struck.
The employee was operating a diesel powered, rubber tired, man trip on an incline underground . He was negotiating a turn which required him to back up and go forward in order to make the turn & then lost control. His legs were bruised. EMS transported him to hospital and he was released.
While riding on a diesel powered man trip enroute to the active mining section the conveyance ran over a ledge in the roadway thus causing the employee hand which his face was resting on to strike his jaw. The impact of which fractured his tooth.
The injured employee was riding in a diesel man trip conveyance traveling to section when the man trip slid off of a bridge causing the vehicle to rise up abruptly fall back striking the mine floor. The resulting force caused him to feel immediate pain in his lower back. He was diagnosed with ruptured spinal disc. The injured had a previous history of back problems.
A rubber tired personnel carrier rolled out of the adjoining break through and struck the employee's left leg between the scoop door and the frame of the machine resulting in a fracture above and below the knee. The steepness of the grade was a contributing factor.
Driving down roadway #3 entry & hit bump in road driving his head into canopy. Employee said he was ok and did not need accident report. 9/10/12 employee reported to Mine Superintendent with a neck brace on and was sent to clinic to get his neck checked out.
Drive shaft broke because driver shifted on hill, truck rolled back down hill and overturned. Brakes were working - driver panicked - let truck roll back down hill. Driver was not wearing seatbelt.
Tramming the Fairchild scoop outside, as scoop passed 6 break, the pump motor kicked off and scoop shut off. Injured tried to stop scoop from rolling backward by using foot brake and then panic bar, but it kept rolling until it struck the rib at 6 break. Injured was slammed into control panel, injuring left shoulder. Injured states he cannot raise arm past mid-torso.
Operating S&S scoop. Tramming into cross vent, as he trammed forward, the scoop slid onto rib, pinching his skin on left shoulder. Avulsion of skin on shoulder approx. 5" x 5".