INJURED WAS STANDING ALONGSIDE OF A COAL HAULAGE TRUCK WHEN DUMPING. A BLOCK OF COAL FELL FROM THE TRUCK BED STIKING THE VICTIM ON THE HEAD. (LACERATION)
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Showing 50 of 79EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING UP THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE TRAILING CABLE, FOR THE SCOOP TO PASS UNDER, IN THE FACE AREA OF THE #3 ENTRY, 2 SOUTH PARALLEL SECTION, MMU#005-0. AS THE SCOOP PASSED UNDER THE CABLE, THE TIRE RAN UPON A ROCK, THEN ROLLED BACK CAUSIGN THE BATTERY BOX TO SCOOT ACROSS EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT, BRUISING IT.
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EMPL OPERATING MOTOR IN LOW TOP FOR EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME STRAINED HIS NECK.
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EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN A MANTRIP BUS (IN THE DECK AREA) ON THE TRACK NEAR THE #4 HEAD DRIVE OF THE SOUTH SIDE PARALLEL SECTION, ID#011-0. WHEN THE MANTRIP ROUNDED A CURVE, A MOTOR WAS PARKED O N THE TRACK, THE MANTRIP WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME AND HIT THE MOTOR CAUSING INJURY TO EMPLOYEE. NOTE: ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 8-6-89, REPORT FORM WAS FILLED OUT ON 8-14-89, EMPLOYEE STARTED MI
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EMPL WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR IN THE #3 ENTRY OF THE 3 SOUTH SECTION ID #011-0 AS HE WAS TRAMMING THE CAR HE RAN OVER A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE SUDDENLY THUS CAUSING INJURY TO HIS BACK
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EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING ON MANTRIP, SOMEWHERE ALONG THE #4 BELTLINE OF THE 1 WEST SECTION, I.D.#001-0. WHEN THE MANTRIP CAME TO A LOW CLEARANCE AREA, EMPLOYEE FAILED TO GET HIS HEAD LOW ENOUGH. HI S HEAD STRUCK THE MINE ROOF CAUSING BRUISES AND LACERATIONS TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FOREHEAD AND HIS RIGHT CHEEK.
EMPL LOADING TIMBERS INTO SCOOP AT END OF TRACK OF 7 SO SECTION 005-0. AS HE WAS LOADING TIMBERS THE SCOOP ROLLED OVER LEFT FOOT FX IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING AROUND THE #7 BELT TAIL PIECE OF THE 1 WEST SECTION I.D. #001-0 AS HE WAS SCOOPING A SHOVEL FULL OF COAL HIS SHOVEL HIT THE BELT CONVEYOR SYSTEM THE SHOVEL PUSHED UP INT O THE MINEROOF CATCHING HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE SHOVEL HANDLE AND THE MINE ROOF BRUISING IT
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN A COVERED TYPE TROLLEY POWERED MANTRIP CAR 3 BREAKS INBY #3 BELT DRIVE O THE SOUTH SIDE PARALLEL SECTION, ID#011-0. A MOTOR ON THE TRACK IN FRONT OF THE MANTRIP CAR BECA ME STUCK ON A HILL AND SLID BACKWARD STRIKING MANTRIP CAR. THE IMPACT CAUSED INJURY TO NECK.
FOUR EMPTY CARS CAME LOOSE FROM MOTOR ON A HILL.CARS ROLLED TO BOTTOM AND HIT MULE VICTIM WAS RIDING ON.THE RESULT WAS A BRUISE LEFT LEG AND HIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A SHUTTLE CAR IN THE 3 ENTRY OF THE 2 SOUTH PARALLEL SECTION I.D. 001-0. AS H E WAS BACKING THE CAR UP HE RAN INTO THE RIB. THE IMPACT JARRED HIM, INJURING HIS LOWER BAC K. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A SHUTTLE CAR IN THE #3 ENTRY OF THE ( SO.SECTION ID#005-0 AS HE WAS TGRAVELING ALONG THE ROADWAY HE HIT A BUMP BOUNCING HIS HEAD AGAINST THE CANOPY OF THE CAR INJURIN G HIS HEAD & NE7K
EMPL DRIVING SH6TTLE CAR BETWEEN MINER AND DUMPING POINT IN #3 ENTRY OF 2 SOUTH PAR.SECTION 001-0.TRAMMING CAR HIT HOLE IN MINE FLOOR THAT CAUSED HIM TO BOUNCE HARD INJURING LOWER BACK AND NEC
EMPL RIDING ON 4OTOR ON 2 SOUTH MAIN LINE TRACK GOING TOWARD 2 SOUTH PARALLEL SECTION 001-0.AS MOTOR WAS TRAVELLING ALONG TRACK,EMPL BUMPED HEAD AGAINST MINE ROOF INJURING HIS NECK.THIS ACCIDE
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A LOCOMOTIVE ON H IS WAY TO GET A RAILRUNNER WHICH HAD A BROKEN TROLLEY POLE & WAS PARKED IN A SWAG AS HE STARTED DOWN INTO SWAG TRAM MOTOR WITH TWO SUPPLY CARS PARKED ON OTHER SIDE O0 SWAG BROKE LOOSE EMPLOYEE COULD NOT GET HIS LOCOMOTIVE STOPPED IN TIME TRAM MOTOR HIT PARKED RAILRUNNER THEN COLLIDED WITH LOCOMOTIVE HE WAS OPERATING SWAG WAS LOCATED 400FT O
DUMPED CAR & S7ARTED BACK TO FACE RAN OVER CRIB BLOCK & BOUNCED VICTIM INTO TOP OF CANOPY STRAINING NECK MUSCLES
KNEE STARTED S4ELLING AFTER WORK WENT TO DR NEX DAY.RIGHT KNEE HAD BEEN INJURED SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A SHUTTLE CAR IN THE #3 ENTRY. AS HE WAS TRAMMING THE CAR, HE HT A ROUGH PLACE IN THE MINE FLOOR, CAUSING THE CAR TO BOUNCE, INJURING HIS BACK.
EMP WAS OPERATI3G A MOTOR ON THE 2 SO MAIN LINE TRACK GOING TOWARD THE OUTSIDE THE 2 SO PARALLEL SECTION I.D.#001-0 (INACTIVE) AS HE WAS TRA VELING DOWN THE TRACK USING SAND TO HELP SLOW THE MOTOR HE FELT P5IN IN HIS L EYE. THE HIGH VELOCITY AIR IN THE TRACK ENTRY CAUSED SAND PARTICLES TO BE BLOWN INTO HIS EYE , IRRITATING IT
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FOLLOWING MOTOR3ON TRACK.MOTYOR DERAILED AND VICTIM RAN INTO SUPPLY CAR WHEN HIS VEHICLE SLIPPED UP.BRUISED LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING AROUND TRHE #1 REFUSE BELT HEAD DRIVE OF THE PREPARATION PLANT, WHEN HIS JACKET BECAME TANGLED WITH THE ROTATING SHAFT ON THE HEAD DRIVE. EMPLOYEE WAS TWISTED AROUND SEVE RAL TIMES, CAUS3NG INJURY TO HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
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EE WAS RIDING I3 A MANTRIP WHEN WHEN THE JEEP WENT THRU THE C-GATE SWITCH THE CHAIN BROKE ON THE JEEP CAUSING IT TO HIT A SUPPLY CAR WHICH RESULTED IN THE EE BUMPING HIS RIGHT KNEE CAUSING IT TO BRUISE.3
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INJURED WAS MOV3NG SCHAPER ON HEAD DRIVE WHEN THE SCRAPER ARM CAUGHT HIS INDEX FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND CUTTING IT.
EMP WAS STARTIN1 INSIDE WITH A MOTOR AT THE PORTAL OF THE JACKSON MAIN SECTION ID 008/0 THE TROLLEY POLE CAME OFF THE TROLLEY WIRE, SWUNG AROUND AND STRUCK EMP IN THE FACE CUTTING HIM ABOVE LE LEFT YE REQUIRI3G STITCHES
EMPLOYTEE WAS W5LKING ALONG THE BELTLINE WHEN A FITTING BROKE OFF OF THE 6 INCH WATER LINE CAUSING THE WATER TO HIT HIM KNOCKING HIM AGAINST THE RIB OF COAL. RESULTING IN A FRACTURED RIB ON H IS RIGHT SIDE. 3
INJ RUNNING TRO5LEY MOTOR WHEN THE POLE CAME OFF TROLLEY WIRE, INJ WAS TURNING HAND BRAKE AND HIT RT ELBOW ON CORNER OF MOTOR NECK
INJ WA DRIVING 8HUTTLE CAR OVER ROUGH BOTTOM, STARTED BOUNCING AND INJURED LOWER BACK
EMP WAS OPERATI3G A MOTOR HASULING SUPPLIES IN SUPPLY CAR, ON LOW GAP MAIN LINE TRACK. THE MOTOR HIT A BUMP IN THE TRACK, REINJURING EMPLOYEES BACK
WHILE OPERATING3A MOTOR VICTIM TURNED HEAD TO OPERATE SANDERS AND HIT HEAD ON A LOW BAR. THE RESULT WAS A BRUISED HEAD.
VICTIM WAS CHAH1ING BELT ROLLERS AS HE WAS CROSSING THE BELT IT STARTED UP CAUSING HIM TO HIT RT EYE AND FOREHEAD AGAINST CROSSBAR THE RESULT WAS A LACERATION ABOVE AND BELOW THE EYE AND BRU ISES 3
EMPLOYEE WAS DR3VING A CAR ON THE D-GATE SECTION MMU#(036-0) #1 ENTRY WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK IN THE ROADWAY, WHICH JARRED HIM AND RESULTED IN PAIN TO THE LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS DRI5ING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE RUN OVER A ROCK IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING HIM TO HIT THE TOP OF THE CANOPY INJURING HIS BACK.
EE WAS STANDING3NEXT TO T HE CAR CABLE ANCHOR WHEN THE ANCHOR PULLED LOOSE CAUSING SLACK IN CAR CABLE. AS THE SLACK WAS TAKEN UP THE CABLE CAUGHT INJURED ON THE LEFT LEG ABOVE THE ANKLE BRU ISING HIS LEG. 3NJURED WORKED THE NEXT 2 DAYS.
OPERATING SC RA3 OVER ROCK IN ROADWAY AND WAS BOUNCED AROUND INSIDE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT RESULTED IN BRUISES TO LOWER BACK AND LEFT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS DR3VING A SHUTTLE CAR IN THE #3 ENTRY, APPROXIMATELY 4 BREAKS OUTBY THE FACE OF THE 1 WEST SECTION,ID #001-0. AS HE WAS TRAMMING THE CAR, HE HIT A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM, CAUSING THE CAR TO BOUNCE, 4ARRING HIS BACK AND REINJURING IT.
VICTIM WAS PUSH3NG S&S SCOOP WITH ELKHORN SCOOP. ELKHORN RODE UP ON S&S & THEN FELL OFF RESULTING IN BRUISES & STRAINED MUSCLES IN BACK & NECK. ALSO CHIPPED 3 TEETH.
VICTIM WAS PULL3NG MULE UP 1 1/2 SEAM SLOPE WHEN A LEAD BURNED OFF BATTERY OF MOTOR. OPERATOR DIDNT HAVE HAND BRAKE TIGHT ENOUGH TO CATCH IT. VEHICLES DERAILED AND HIT RIB CAUSING LACERATION O VER RIGHT EYE A3D CONTUSIONS ON HIPS AND BACK
VICTIM WAS RIDI3G A KERSEY TRACK CAR AND HIT A BROKEN RAIL THE KERSEY DERAILED AND STOPPED SUDDENLY RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO VICTIMS RIGHT FOOT
VICTIM SAS HAULING SUPPLIES ON SCOOP. CANOPY OF SCOOP CAUGHT TOP AND BROKE CANOPY CATCHING VICTIMS R HAND BETWEEN CANOPY AND SCOOP FRAME FRACTURING R HAND