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HE AND ANOTHER 9MPLOYEE WERE USING 2 SC'S TO PUSH A DEAD SCOOP OUT OF THE WAY. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE DROPPED HIS BOOM, THE SCOOP FELL, AND I,NAME WAS THRUST UPWARDS, STRIKING HIS HEAD THE SC CANO PY. 3
WHILE USING A LIFTING JACK TO RERAIL THE #61 SUPPLY CAR ON TRACK ALONG THE 3 EAST TRACK THE CAR SLID KICKING THE JACK OUT AND THRUSTING THE JACK BAR UP UNDERNEATH THE EMPLOYEES JAW RESULTING IN A FRACTURE AND LACERATION
WHILE OPERATING #17 MOTOR ON THE C-19 TRACK A PARTS CAR WHICH WAS ON THE TRIP STRUCK AN OVERHEAD HYDRAULIC RETURN HOSE, PARTIALLY KNOCKING IT DOWN AS THE COMPRESSOR PLUG WHICH WAS ALSO ON THE TRIP STRUCK THE DOWNED HOSE, THE PLUG & CABLE CAME ACROSS THE MOTOR DECK, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE ARMS, ALSO EMPLOYEE RAN INTO PARTIALLY DOWNED HOSE STRIKING HIS N
EMP WAS OPERATING LOCOMOTIVE THAT HE LOST CONTROL OF IT SLID BACKWARDS AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER LOCOMOTIVE EMP WAS THROWN BACKWARD STRIKING HIS BACK AGAINST THE DECK
WHILE TRAMMING A SHUTTLE CAR, HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF OF THE STEERING WHEEL, AND THE SHUTTLE CAR RAN INTO THE COAL RIB. THE STEERING WHEEL SPUN AROUND, AND THE STEERING KNOB CAUGHT HIS SHIRT SLE EVE, WHICH FORCED HIS RIGHT ARM AND SHOULDER BACKWARS.
INJURED WAS A PASSENGER IN 10 TON LOCOMOTIVE PULLING A 5 CAR LOADED SUPPLY TRIP THE OPERATOR LOST CONTROL OF THE LOCOMOTIVE AND TRIP ON A DOWN GRADE AND COLLIDED WITH AN OTHER LOCOMOTIVE THE 2ND LOCOMOTIVE CAME TO REST ON THE FIRST AND PU PINNED THE INJURED BY HIS UPPER LEGS
BOLT SHEARED OFF BUGGY WHILE MINER WAS HANDLING MINER CABLE. STRUCK MINER\S RIGHT EYE ABOVE LID. 5 STITCHES.
PULLING PIN-UNHOOKING TWO SCOOPS FROM EACH OTHER - FRONT SCOOP JUMPED CAUSING PIN TO GO CROOKED PINNING RT. HAND AGAINST OTHER SCOOP.
TRAM LEVER STUCK ON FEEDER THE INJURED WAS TRAMMING INTO POSITION. HE BECAME PINNED AGAINST THE COAL RIB BY THE FEEDER.
DRIVING MANTRIP TO WORK SECTION WHEN HIT BRIDGE, VEHICLE STOPPED SUDDENLY. UNKNOWN OBJECT STRUCK MINER IN MID-BACK. OBJECT WAS EITHER BUCKET OR THERMOS.
STATES WHILE HE WAS UNCOUPLING CARS CARS ROLLED AND PINNED LOWER LEGS BETWEEN THEM
WALKING ALONG BELT AND GOT HIT ON RIGHT KNEE BY ROLLER.
WAS DRIVING GOB TRUCK STRUCK RT KNEE ON DASH WHEN RT FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF GOB TRUCK CONTUSION RT KNEE
EMPLOYEE STATES "MANTRIP RIDE - CROOKED TRACK AND JERKY RIDE IRRITATED PREEXISTING CONDITIONS.
CROSSING UNDER BELT,ROLLER SLIPPED FROM STAND AND STRUCK HIM IN BACK.
MOVING SCOOP,THROTTLE STUCK CAUSING SCOOP TO RUN INTO RIB HITTING HEAD ON CANLPY.
RIDING ON GOPHER INTO FACE OF MINE, 2 X 6 HUNG ON MAN-BUS AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN LEFT SHOULDER AND MID-THORACIC BACK
SHUTTLE CAR HITROCK CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE HEAD ON CANOPY.
EMPLOYEE STATES I WAS RIDING AN 8-TON MOTOR TO THE BOTTOM WHEN THE MOTOR JUMPED THE TRACK AND HIT THE RIB JAMMED SELF RESCURER INTO BACK RIGHT ELBOW HIT METAL BEHIND PASSENGER SEAT
EMPLOYEE STATES: DRIVING ENDLOADER, BUCKET CAUGHT ON CONCRETE TUNNEL, BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES, HIT AGAINST SEAT, CAUSING LIGHT TO HIT BACK.
DRIVING BUGGY.MADE QUICK TURN TO RIGHT TO AVOID RIB AND MINERS CHEST STRUCK STEERING WHEEL.
WHILE RUNNING A SCOOP-SCOOP HITA CONCRETE BLOCK CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO "JAR BACK" ON 9-17-84 EMP. WAS GRABBING FORA SINGLE PROP AND "STRAINED BACK".
WHILE RIDING AS A PASSENGER IN THE #37 MANTRIP DISPATCHED FOR THE BOTTOM, THE MANTRIP JUMPED TRACK, INJURED WAS TOSSED IN THE AIR AND CAME DOWN ON THE MANTRIP SEAT, RESULTING IN AN ACUTE LOWEE BACK STRAIN
RIDING OUT ON MAINTRIP RIDE ROUGH AND BOUNCY.AT ONE POINT STOPPED AND HAD TO PUSH 3-4.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO POSITION HIS PAIN IN XXX HIS PAN IN THE CUT TO BE LOADED WHEN HE HIT A LARGE RUT. THE SUDDEN IMPACT CAUSED THE INJURED TO BE THROWN AGAINST THE RIGHT SIDE GLASS OF T EREX SCRAPER. HIS SEAT WAS IN PLACE HOWEVER THE SIDEWAYS MOTION ENABLED HIM TO STRIKE HIS HEAD 9 STITCHES & BRUISE HIS RIGHT LOWER RIB CAGE
WHILE MOVING MINER CABLE WITH LIFT, BUGGY CAME O IN TAIL OF BUGGY THREW LUMP OF COAL ON LEFT FOOT
INJURED HIT HIS RIGHT HAND ON A STEEL CHAIN BLOCK ON THE UNITRAC, BENDING HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER UNDER
DRIVING A DOVE JERKED STEERING WHEEL TO RIGHT TO PREVENT DOVE FROM HITTING RIB OF COAL AND PULLED RT ELBOW
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLE UP ON THE SHUTTLE CAR THAT HE OPERATED THE OTHER SHUTTLE CAR WAS HAULING COAL AND THE CABLE CAUGHT THE INJURE S LEGS KNOCKING HIM DOWN.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET SOME 2 3/4 DIA. ROUND BAR STOCK FROM UNDER SOMEOTHER STOCK INJURED MEN WAS PRYING A 41/2 DIA PIECE OF BAR STOCK SO THAT HE COULD ATTACH A CHAIN TO THE 23/4 BAR W HEN THE FORKLIFT OPERATOR MOVED CAUSING THE LOAD TO FALL ON HIS LEFT FOOT SHOE WERE ON EMPLOYEE BROKE 4 TOES AND 3 BONES TO THE TOP OF THE FOOT.
I.NAME DRIVING TRACTOR TOWARDS 21 B SHAFT WHEN HIT FROM BEHIND BY A MED.BLUE MALIBUE CHEVY.
INJURED WAS DRIVING UNITRAC WHEN HE RAN OVER SOME ROCK IN THE ROAD CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE IN CAB, INJURED HIT HIS HEAD ON THE CANOPY ONCE LOST HIS HARD HAT THE BIT THE CANOPY AGAIN. INJURED COM PLAINED OF SEVERE HEADACHE BLURRED VISION NAUSEA VOMITING SORE NECK AND SORE LOWER BACK.
STAGE LOADER OPER SINGLE PROP AND EYE BEAM FELL ACROSS TOP OF RT FOOT.
RUNNING A SHUTTLE CAR REACHED FOR BRAKE AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.
WHILE JACKING A DERAILED SUPPLY CAR, CAR SLID CAUSING THE JACK TO MOVE. THE INJURED HELD ONTO THE JACK BAR AND HE WAS PUSHED AGAINST THE COAL RIB.
PUSHING PIECE OF PANLINE WITH SCOOP TRACTOR.BUCKET SLIPPED OFF PANLINE CAUSING SCOOP TO JAR INDV NECK AND BACK.
ASSISTANT MINE MANAGE WAS PINNED BETWEEN A DEAD MAN-TRIP AND THE RIB WHILE THEMANTRIP WAS BEING PULLED AROUND A CORNER BY A SCOOP.
WHILE TRAVELING IN THE #23 RAILOROVER JEEP DOWN THE 1A TRACK, INJURED\S JEEP WAS STRUCK IN THE REAR END BY #16 P.M. JEEP.
WHILE OPERATING THE #1 MOTOR ON THE U-MAINS TREA%*%' TRACK INJURED LOST HIS BRAKES & COLLIDED W/ THE #2 MOTOR. INJURED STRUCK HIS BACK AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE MOTOR DECK RESULTING IN SEVERE CO NTUSIONS.
FROM ACCIDENT REPORT THE I NJURED MAN AND THE MATERIAL MEN MET ON THE MAIN SOUTH TRACK WHEN THE BRAKES ON I NAME 8 TON FAILED CAUSING THEM TO COLLIDE
HE WAS STANDING ON CONVEYOR BELT HELPING SET AN H BEAM ON THE HEAD GATE END OF THE LONGWALL THE BELT STARTED UP CAUSING HIM TO FALL LANDING ON THE H BEAM
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING MANBUS WHEN WHEELS HIT SOME GOB CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO ROTATE HITTING LEFT THUMB WITH SPOKES OF STEERING WHEEL.
MR. DAVIS WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING THE MINER CABLE ON SECTION 12CM AC GOTTEN OFF OF HIS BUGGY TO HELP WITH THE CABLE WHEN THE BUGGY BEGAN TO ROLL THE BUYY GEBAN TO ROLL MR. DAVIS WAS STAN DING NEXT TO THE CAB ATTEMPTED TO STEP ON THE BRAKE WITH HIS LEFT STANDING NEXT TO THE CAB ATTEM
WHILE STANDING BESIDE THE 2A CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE, THE SHUTTLE CAR (OFF STANDARD) CABLE CAUGHT ON THE MINER, THUS PULLING THE CABLE INTO, AND STRIKING INJURED ON THE HIP AND GROIN.
THE INJURED WAS OPERATING THE STD SHUTTLE CAR HE WAS PREPARING TO GET INTO THE CAB THE OFF SIDE SHUTTLE CAR COME AROUND THE CORNER THE ANCOR CROKE LOOSE FROM THE ANCHOR POINT CAUSING THE CABLE OF THE OFF SIDE SHUTTLE CAR TO STRIKE THE INJURED IN THE FACE
MR GOWER WAS TRAVELING TO HIS WORK AREA. THE MANTRAIN CAR HE WAS RIDING IN DERAILLED, THROWING MR GOWER AGAINST A STEEL SUPPORT INSIDE THE CAR.
INJURED WAS STANDING BY TRACK SWITCH HELPING PUT MOTOR BACK ON TRACK AS MOTOR CAME THROUGHT SWITCH THE THROW HANDLE FLEW UP HITTING INJURED ON RT ARM
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN SCOOP OF UNI-TRAC LOADER UNIT HIT HOLE IN ROAD AND CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO BOUNCE STRIKING HIS HIP
CLEANING ROCK OFF BELT WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT AND STRUCK ON RIGHT LEG JUST ABOVE KNEE.DIDNT LOOSE NO TIME ,DID HAVE SUTURES.
MOVING 8 TON MOTOR THROUGH ISOLATION DOOR ON 14TH WS TRACK ENTRY.TROLLEY PLE CAME OFF OF TROLLEY WIRE.AS HE LEANED FORWARD TO PUT POLE BACK ON,T CONTROLLER WAS ON,THE TROLLEY WIRE,THE MOTOR JU MPED FORWARD.WHEN POLE CONTACTED WIRE CATCHING LEG BETWEEN 2 MOTORS.