JUST FINISHED MAKING BELT SPLICE HAD BELT TURNED OFF WITH SNAP BUTTON CABLE. THE BELT STARTED ON IT'S OWN. THE FOREMAND AND BELTMAN WERE ON THE BELT WHEN IT STARTED UP. IT THREW THM OFF AND THE BELT MAN HIT HIS LEG ON THE ROPE STRUCTURE WHICH CAUSED A LACERATION TO THE UPPER RIGHT LEG.
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Showing all 14A GOLF CART WAS BEING USED TO TRANSPORT MEN IN AND OUT OF THE MINES. THE PERSON WAS RIDING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEN THE AXLE BEARING LOCKED UP AND THE AXLE CAMEOUT OF PLACE AND THE WHEEL CA ME OFF. THE PASSENGER JUMPED FROM THE CART. HE SLIPPED ON WET PAVEMENT AND FELL ON HIS LEFT SIDE WHICH CAUSED A FRACTURE TO THE LEFT COLLAR BONE.
TRUCK ON SIDE OF ROAD, THROTTLE STUCK WENT TO TRY TO RELEASE IT, LOOKE DUP GOING IN BACK OF TRUCK PINNED HIM IN CAB
INJURED PERSON WAS WORKING ALONG SIDE OF SCOOP WHEN A PIECE OF RIB ROLLED OUT & STRUCK HIM ON HIS LEFT HAND HE HAD ON TOP OF SCOOP BUCKET THE ROCK MEASURED 12IN WIDE 18IN LONG 4IN THICK
INJURED PERSON WAS WORKING ON TIAL PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT. HE* WAS LOOSING IT TO MAKE BELT MOVE WHEN IT KICKED SIDEWAYS CATCHING HIS FOOT. THIS INJURY CAUSED BROKEN BONE TO HIS FOOT.
PERSON WAS OPE9ATING BELT FEEDER AT SECTION DUMPING POINT & BUMP HIS KNEE ON IS LEFT LEG LEG RESULTING IN A BRUISE
WALKING ALONG B9LT LINE BVENT OVERWHEN RAISED UP STRUCK HIS MOUTH ON CROSS-OVER AT BELT DRIVE TOOK HIM TO DOCTOR IT REQUIRED 5 STITCHES
WHILE ATTEMPTIN1 TO MOVE CABLE OUT OF BUGGIE WAY THE MINERS HELPERS FOOT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TIRE OF THE BUGGY & SOME BUILT UP SPILLAGE. THE BUUGY WAS STOPPED. THE HELPER WENT TO MOVE TE C ABLE. THE MINE9 BACK UP & PUSHED THE BUGGY SIDEWAYS 6" PINNING THE HELPERS FOOT BETWEEN THE TIRE & THE SPILLAGE. THE MINER OP WAS UNAWARE OF T HE HELPERS POSITION.
OPERATOR OF PERSONELL CARRIAGE STUCK IN HIGH TRAM HIT INTO RIB
OPERATING CART WHEN HE STRUCK HEAD ON ROOF.
WHILE RUNNING TORKAR, THE COAL DRUG THE CABLE LOOSE CATCHING THE OPERATOR AROUND THE NECK PULLING BACK. HIS HEAD BENT OVER THE TORKAR HURTING HIS NECK & BACK. LEFT ARM WAS HURTING.
MAN WAS RIDING ON TOP OF SCOOP LAYING ON A PIECE OF BRATTICE CLOTH THE CLOTH BECAME CAUGHT IN WHEEL PULLING ARM BETWEEN WHEEL AND FRAME OF SCOOP IT WAS THE R ARM THE ARM HAS BRUISES AND ALSO THE R RIBS THE LEFT ARM WHICH HE WAS HOLDING ON WITH WAS BRACTURED IN TOW PLACES
RUNNING BUGGY AND HOLDING ON TO CANOPY,GOT HAND BETWEEN ROOF AND CANOPY.INJURY-MASHED LITTLE FINGER,BROKEN RING FINGER AND MASHED 3RD FINGER ON LEFT HAND.LITTLE FINGER MAY HAVE TO BE TAKEN OFF AT FIRST JOINT.
GOT FOOT CAUGHT BETWEEN TORKAR AND RIB BRUISING ANKLE ON RIGHT FOOT.