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WHILE RIDING A 7RACK MOTOR THE TROLLEY POLE STRUCK A TIMBER CAUSING IT TO SWING AROUND STRIKING I NAME ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING LOCOMOTIVE AND HAD HIS HAND ON TROLLEY POLE.WHILE RETRACTING THE POLE HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE POLE AND FRAME OF MOTOR.
THE INJURED EMP5OYEE WAS RIDING A PORTA-BUS WHEN THIS BUS MET ANOTHER BUS THE EMPLOYEE JUMPED OVFF AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON SIDE OF BUS.
ROPE BEING USED3TO PULL CAR BROKED STRIKING INJ MANS HAND.
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT THE PORTAL BUS HE WAS RIDING IN STRUCK A APRKED MOTOR
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT THE PORTAL BUS HE WAS RIDING IN STRUCK A PARKED MOTOR
EMPLOYEE STATED3HE WAS TRAMMING THE SCOOP AND HIT A HOLE CAUSING HIS BACK TO HIT BACK OF SEAT.
TRANSPORTING A 5OWBOY BOOM TO OUTSIDE, THE LOWBOY BOOM DRAGGED AGAINST ON OBJECT BESIDE TRACK, SLID AROUND AND STRUCK INJURED EMPLOYEES LEG.
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT WHILE RIDING ON MOTOR SOMETHING GOT IN HIS EYE T HROUGH THE SIDE OF HIS SAFETY GLASSES
INJURED WAS CUT7ING A CAR OFF FROM A MOTOR WHEN THE MOTOR DRIFTED BACK HE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CUT OFFS.
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT BRAKES WENT OUT ON SCOOP & HIT THE COAL RIB & STRAINED H IS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO ADJUST SKIRT RUBBER ON A BELTTAIL AND BELT GRABBED BAR HE WAS USING AND JERKED HIS LEFT WRIST.
INJURED WAS HEL1ING CLEAN THE DRIVE SYSTEM AND MAIN BELT CONVEYOR INJURED WAS USING A LONG SHOVEL TO CLEAN WITH HE REACHED UNDER THE DRIVE ROLLER TO CLEAN AND PLACED HIS RT HAND ON RAIL SUDDE NLY THE AC POWE9 WENT OFF ALLOWING THE BELT DRIVE TAKEUP TO TRAVEL FORWARD OVER HIS HAND
INJURED WAS HEL1ING TO PUT A WRECKED LOCOMOTIVE ON TRACK.A SECOND MOTOR WAS CHAINED TO WRECKED MOTOR AND MEN WERE IN BRK OFF TRACK.DRAW HEAD BROKE AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO BRK AND HIT IN JURED'S RIGHT T2UMB. REQUIRED STITCHES.
EE WAS TRAVELIN1 SOUTH ON THE TRACK IN #17 MOTOR AT OLD #7RT SUPPLY. THE TROLLEY POLE CAME OFF OF THE WIRE & T HE INJURED EE REACHED OUT WITH HIS LEFT HAND TO GRAB THE POLE WHEN ON THE SWING OF THE POLE C5UGHT HIS LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE POLE & WIRE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SE7TING IN PORTAL BUS WHEN ANOTHER PORTA BUS STRUCK THE VEHICLE HE WAS SETTING IN CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG ON SAND BOX.
EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING BRAKES ON A LOCOMOTIVE AND THE AUTOMATIC BRAKE SYSTEM SET UP MASHING THE TIPS OF HIS FINGERS ON HIS LEFT HAND LOST 2 FINGER NAILS AND REQUIRED STITCHES ON MIDDLE FINGER
HE WAS RIDING O3 A MOTOR AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A HEADER
HE WAS CUTTING 2FF HIS MOTOR FROM A LOADED CAR WHEN HE PUSHED THE CUT OFF LEVER ON THE MOTOR IT WENT BACK AGAINST THE COAL CAR AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE CAR REFLECTOR AND THE CUT OF LEVER 3
A 3/4 INCH WIRE3ROPE SLIPPED OFF OF DRAW HEAD OF MOTOR AS A BELT HEAD AND TAKEUP WAS BEING PULLED HITTING INJURED IN THE BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS PU8HING WIRE ROPE ATTACHED TO PORTALBUS COUPLING TO UNHOOK & PORTALBUS OPERATOR TRAMMED BUS BY MISTAKE CAUSING WIRE ROPE BACK TO TTAKE-UP & STRIKE EMPLOYEES RIGHT FOOT
INJURED WAS ATT9MPTING TO RE-TRACK A WRECKED FLAT CAR WITH THE BLADE OF A SCOOP BY USING BLOCKING MATERIAL WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO RAISE END OF FLAT CAR CAUSING CRIB BLOCK TO DISLODGE STR IKING INJURE 3
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING TRACK MOUNTED JEEP WHEN THE TROLLEY POLE CAME OFF THE WIRE AS HE LEANED OVER TO CATCH THE POLE IT STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH. AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT THE EMPLOYEES MOU TH WAS CUT REQU3RING STITCHES.
INJ WAS RIDING 1ERSONNEL JEEP INSIDE AND STRUCK HIS RT TEMPLE ON A PIECE OF HANGING ICE CAUSING LACERATION THAT REQUIRED 4 STITCHES
THIS MAN WAS ST9UCK ON THE ANKLE BY A 20 FT JOINT OF ALUMINUM PIPE WHEN A SCOOP BUMPED THE PIPE
I.NAME WAS OPER5TING A SKO HOIST TO PULL DOWN THE MULE TRAIN WHEN THE HOIST ROPE BROKE AND HIT I.NAME IN THE RIGHT LEG
MAN WAS JOSTLED3WHEN 2 MOTORS COLLIDED
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A BELT UP WHEN BELT MOVE HE WAS STANDING ON CAUSING EMPLOYE TO SLIP AND HURTING HIS BACK
EMPL WALKING BEHIND BATTERY SCOOP WHEN FRAME CAME DOWN ON HIS FOOT AS OPERATOR WENT THRU DIP IN BOTTOM.
THE LOCOMOTIVE WRECKED AND HIT A CRIB, CAUSING HIM TO BE JOSTED.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING SUPPLIES FROM SCOOP BUCKET WHEN IT CAME DOWN ON HIS FEET
HE WAS STRAIGHTENING A DRAW HEAD ON A MINE CAR TO PULL THE LOADS OFF OF THE SECTION THE BOOM MAN PULLED THE CARS AND CAUGHT HIS LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE DRAW HEAD AND THE MINE CAR WHEN THE D DRAW HEAD AND THE MINE CAR WHEN THE DRAW HEAD HIT THE MOTOR
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN PORTAL BUS WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. INJURED JUMP FROM THE BUS CAUSING HIM TO FALL BRUISING HIS SHOULDER AND HIP.
INJURED WAS HELPING ROLL BELT WHEN THE ROLLER FELL OUT AND CAUGHT HIS HAND AGAINST A STRAP NOTE ACCIDENT WAS NOT R EPORTED TILL LATE
INJRED WAS OPERATING A LOCOMOTIVE, FOR TRANSPORTATION ONLY, WHEN HE PULLED THE TROLLEY POLE DOWN TO PASS UNDER A PIPE SUSPENDED OVER THE TRACK. INJURED TURNED HIS BACK ON THE DIRECTION OF TRAV EL AND SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE PIPE.
THE INJURED EE WAS STRUCK BY A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK WHILE CLEANING THE CONTROL DECK ON S/C WHEN DUMPING COAL INTO SECTION FEEDER. A PIECE OF ROCK SLID DOWN OFF COAL ONTO HIS LEFT RING FINGER RESULTING IN INJURY.
INJURED WS OPERATING A TRACK MOUNTED JEEP AND THE TROLLEY POLE CAME OFF WIRE. INJURED STRUCK HISHEAD AGAINST MINE ROOF WHILE REPLACING POLE.
INJURED STEPPED FROM A MOVING TRACK JEEP & TWISTED HIS BACK A DRIVE SHAFT BROKE CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL ON THE JEEP
MOTOR CREW PULLED LOADS OFF OF 21 LEFT SECTION THEY STOPPED TO CHECK CARS BEING PULLED I. NAME GOT OFF MOTOR & STARTED TO WALK THE TRIP SOME OF THE CARS UNCOUPLED THAT WERE BEING PULLED & HIT LOADS COUPLED TO MOTOR & A WRECKED CAR STRUCK I.NAME ON LEFT LEG
OPERATING PORTA-BUS OUT OF 2ND LEFT MAINS WHEN TROLLEY POLE CAME OFF,EMPL WAS GOING TO ATTAIN POLE WHEN IT STRUCK HIS RIGHT THUMB.
INJURED WAS RUNNING A SHUTTLE CAR AND THE CAR WAS BOUNCING ON ROUGH ROAD WAY AND THE CANOPY STRUCK A STRAP KNOCKING THE ROOF BOLT HEAD AND HALF HEADER OFF ONE OF WHICH COME IN THE CANOPY STRIK ING THE INJURED ON THE HEAD.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 17 TON LOCOMOTIVE ON THE MAINLINE AT 4 NORTH 2ND LEFT WHEN THE PIECE OF HAULAGE EQUIPMENT CAME IN CONTACT WITH A PARKED JOY LOADING MACHINE
EMP HAD OPENED A TRACK DERAIL ON DOWNGRADE FROM BELT TO RAIL HAULAGE TRANSFER POINT APPARENTLY ONEOF THE FIVE SKIDS KICKED OUT FROM THE TRIP BEING LOADED CAUSING TRIP TO RN EMP WAS HIT BY A MINE CAR AFTER BEING WRECKED THROUGH THE DERAIL
INJ STRUCK IN FACE BY PIECE OF 3 X 8 WOOD HEADER THAT WAS CAUGHT BY SC.CANOPY AND BENT BACK AND SPRUNG LOOSE.TOP WAS LOW.
EE WAS OPERATING A SMALL LOCOMOTIVE WHICH HE H AD OPERATED BEFORE. WHILE GOING DOWNGRADE HE T HOUGHT THE LOCOMOTIVE WAS BEGINNING TO RUN AWAY & STOPPED OFF IT. THE LOCOMOTIVE WAS EXAMINED & FOUND TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A LOCOMOTIVE AND 24 LOADED MINE CARS BRING INTO DOING ARCA WHEN HE LOST CONTROL STRIKING ANOTHER MOTOR.
AS INJURED WAS TRAMMING A SCOOP IN THE SUPPLY AREA HE RAN OVER A METAL STRAP THAT WAS BENT LAYING IN THE ROADWAY THIS CAUSED THE STRAP TO BOUNCE UP STRIKING HIM ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CROSSING CONVEYOR BELT TO CHANGE RAOLLER WHEN HE STEPPED ON BELT HE SLIPPED TWISTING HIS KNEE THIS BELT WAS PROVIDED WITH CROSS BUT INJURED FAILED TO USE
EE OBSERVING SLATE LOADING OPERATION FROM A DISTANCE OF APPROX 20\ AWAY WHEN DIGGING ARM OF LOADING MACHINE THREW A PIECE OF SLATE STRIKING EE IN THE EYE.
INJURED WAS DRAGGING A PIECE OF CANVAS FROM NO 4 TO NO 2 ROOM SHUTTLE CAR WAS TRAVELING FROM NO 2 TOWARD DUMP MAKING LEFT TURN AT NO 1 ROOM INJ STEPPED TOWARD SHUTTLECAR AS IT WAS TURNING SHU CAR SLID AND CAUGHT INJURED FOOT UNDER BUMPER