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Injured was a passenger in a man-trip which struck a roof jack which was installed in concrete along the travel-way. The corner of the bumper caught the jack causing the injured to strike EE's knee against the dash of the mantrip.
Injured was struck by the battery end of a coal hauler, as employee was working on miner cable along the rib-line. The injured suffered bruising along their side with no fractures or other injuries.
A 51 year old miner operator with over 30 years of experience was struck by a battery hauler, while making second cut in the #3 entry to the right. The injured was transported to local hospital for treatment of injuries.
Injured was walking through a x-cut towards the travelway as a tractor was tramming outby on the travelway. A tractor tire hit a steel pipe, laying on the mine floor, flipping it up striking injured on the head.
The injured was hauling dust in a battery coal hauler across the unit when the coal hauler struck a scoop that was unoccupied and parked. On 4-22-2016 the injured employee revisited the doctor and it was discovered EE had two partial thickness tears in EE's right shoulder. At that time the employee was placed on restricted duty.
Injured and another employee were hooking up a chain between a Dapco Tractor and a mantrip in a travelway. Another tractor turned a blind corner and pushed the mantrip into the Dapco Tractor pinching the miners in between the two pieces of diesel equipment. He sustained severe crushing injuries to both lower legs and his left wrist.
Injured and another employee were hooking a chain between a Dapco Tractor and a mantrip in a travelway. Another tractor turned a blind corner and pushed the mantrip into the Dapco Tractor pinching the miners in between the two pieces of diesel equipment. He sustained a severe crushing type injury to his right leg.
The employee was sitting in a 6 man/mantrip attempting to pull a Dapco Tractor. While awaiting for two other miners to hook up a chain the mantrip was hit by another Tractor. He was seen by a Dr. on 6/10/2015 and placed on restricted duty due to a lower back strain.
The employee put his hand on the outside of the mantrip to push the signal button in the slope. His finger was caught between the mantrip and button causing a laceration to finger.
Injured was riding in a mantrip. As the mantrip passed a Getman Tractor in the haul road the injured caught his foot between the mantrip and trailer of the Getman causing bruising to his foot/ankle
The employee was operating a battery coal hauler. He hit a hole in the road jarring his back. He went to the doctor the next day and was placed on restricted duty.
The employee was working on a #4 MMU outby entry mud hole. As he was pushing a scoop through the mud hole, with another scoop, the scoop bounced up and jarred the employees back. The employee was taken to the Dr and put on restricted duty.
The employee was operating a battery coal hauler. As he drove through a check curtain a piece of rock dust entered his eye. He was taken to the Dr and his eye was flushed out and the dust removed. He was given prescription medication for pain.
The employee was tramming a battery powered scoop in an outby entry. While driving the scoop back to the unit it bounced and the injured hit his head on the canopy straining his neck. He was taken to the Dr and put on restricted duty.
The employee was backing in to get a load of coal. His haul truck hit an abnormality in the mine road and caused his truck to turn suddenly. He strained his neck and will be on restricted duty until 9/13/2013
On 12/29/2012 the employee strained his left arm and neck. On 9/5/2013 he re-injured it while operating a Getman Tractor and was transported to the Dr. and was put back on restricted duty.