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THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING 488 BATTERY POWERED SCOOP ON 48" COAL (001 SECTION) WHEN HE MISJUDGED THE CORNER OF THE COAL RIB WITH THE SCOOP, HITTING THE CORNER CAUSING THE COAL RIB TO BREAK OFF AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT EAR AND THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS CHEEK BELOW THE EAR.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING LOADED SHUTTLE CAR FROM THE #8 ENTRY TO THE DUMPING POINT, WHEN THE COAL IN THE SHUTTLE CAR CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE ROOF. DISLODGING A ROCK FROM THE ROOF CAUSING IT TO HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD JUST ABOVE THE LEFT EAR. SWELLING AND HEAD ACHE
THE MAN WAS RIDING IN THE SCOOP BUCKET WHEN THE OPERATOR GOT THE SCOOP STUCK GOING IN REVERSE. THE OPERATOR THEN PUT THE SCOOP IN FORWARD AND THE MAN RIDING THE SCOOP GOT HIS FOOT UNDER THE BU CKET GETTING IT CAUGHT AND BREAKING HIS BIG TOE.
RAN OVER TIMBER THREW AGAINST TOP
TRUCK DRIVER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD,WHEN THE OPERATORS SIDE DOOR FLEW OPEN HE REACHED THE DOOR AND TORE TENDONS IN HIS SHOULDER THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON STATE HIGHWAY 23 SOUTH ALT 158.
THE MAN WAS HELPING PULL MINER CABLE WITH A PULL ROPE AND A 482 SCOOP, THIS MAN PUT FINGER IN BETWEEN THE PULL ROPE AND MINER CABLE, THEN THE SCOOP TIGHTENED UP ON THE ROPE AND HURT HIS FINGER .
I,NAME WAS RIDING IN SCOOP BUCKET OUTBY FACE IN #5 ENTRY ON THE WAY OUTSIDE SCOOP BUCKET RAISED AGAINST TOP AND CAUGHT HIS BACK ON ROOF BOLT.
MAN WAS RIDING OUT IN RAILMOTOR WHEN HE WENT THROUGH BELT FLY ON TRACK, THE BELT HIT HIM ON THE GROIN CAUSING HIS GROIN INJURY.
MAN SAID HE TWISTED HIS LEFT FOOT WHILE TURNING AROUND IN SHUTTLE CAR AND HURT HIS LOWER BACK.
MAN WAS STANDING BESIDE BUCKET WHEN OPERATOR STEERED THE BUCKET AND HIT THE MAN'S KNEE.
RIDING INSIDE IN RAIL MOTOR DURING DURING MANTRIP MAN RAISED UP BEFORE RAIL MOTOR CAME TO A FULL STOP AND HURT HIS NECK BY HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE ROOF
RAN OVER ROCK WITH SCOOP IT BOUNCED HIT UP AND DOWN IN SCOOP SEAT HURT HIS BACK. -AUDIT.
MEN WERE RIDING3UNDERGROUND IN MAN TRIP RAILMOTOR AT RETURN OVERCAST NO 2 WHERE A CURTAIN WAS HUNG ACROSS THE TRACK, THE MAN THAT WAS INJURED HAT WAS KNOCKED OFF BY THE CURTAIN HE THEN HIT HI HIS HEAD ON THE3OVERCAST CUTTING A PLACE IN HIS FOREHEAD
BENT OVER ON KNEES SHOVELING RIBS WHEN SCOOP OPER CAME AROUND CORNER AND HIT MAN IN BACK WITH SCOOP BUCKET.RETR WORK NEXT DAY.-AUDIT
RAN OVER ROCK WITH SCOOP.IT BOUNCED HIM UP AND WHEN HE CAME BACK DOWN IT HURT HIS BACK. -AUDIT.
VICTIM WAS OPER5TING A SCOOP & HIT A BUMP IN THE HAULWAY THROWING THE VICTGIM UP & HIS KNEE INTO THE R OOF
VICTIM CAUGHT H3MSELF BETWEEN SCOOP'S OPERATOR'S DECK AND THE ROOF-AS HE MOVED TO LOWER HIMSELF IN THE SCOOP DECK, HE TWISTED HIS BACK & NECK.
VICTIM WAS RIDI3G IN SCOOP BUCKET AND CAUGHT LEFT FOREARM AGAINST THE ROOF OF THE MINE
VICTIM CLAIMS H3S BACK WAS HURT WHEN HE WAS BOUNCED IN A SCOOP BUCKET WHILE T RAVELING TO SURFACE (THIS REPORT SUBMITTED DUE TO AN AUDIT )
OPERATING MOTOR3COMING OUT OF MINE MAN RAISED UP AND STRUCK FACE AGAINST TOP.
EMPLOYEE BACKED3A 1/2 TON TRACTOR INTO A TIMBER ROW ON HAULWAY. EMPLOYEE'S HEAD WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN METAL FRAME OF THE TRACTOR AND A 4"X4" OAK TIMBER, THUS FRACTURING HIS SKULL.
MEN HAD JUST LEFT PORTAL IN MANTRIP CAR WITH 6 MEN IN FRONT AND 6 IN BACK 1000\ UNDERGROUND.THIS IS A LOW PLACE FOR 22\ -YOU HAVE TO BEND OVER ASO MAN CAN CLEAR.THIS MAN DIDNT BEND OVER AND WA S MASHED DOWN IN RAIL MOTOR,BROUGHT BACK TO OUTISIDE AND SENT TO HOSP IN RESUCUE SQUAD.
THIS MAN SAID HE WAS RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR AND HIT A HOLE IN BOTTOM JARRING HIS LOWER BACK
THIS ALLEGED INJURY OCCURRED WHEN AS THIS MAN WAS MOVING S/C HIS HEAD STRUCK A BELT HANGER CUAISNG PAIN IN HIS NECK.