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EE DROVE END LOADER UP HILL TO NO. 6 REFUSE BELT. HE STOPPED TO UP UNDER THE BELT. THE END LOADER ENGINE QUIT AND THE END LOADER ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE REAR OF THE END LOADER WENT UP A LITTLE B ANK AND THE ENDLOADER ROLLED OVER ON ITS SIDE.
INJURED WAS PULLING ROCK DUSTER/TRACTOR. WAS TURNING IN CROSSCUT AND HIT CORNER OF BLOCK. RIB TURNED OVER ON OPERATOR, BREAKING BONE IN RIGHT FOREARM.
INJURED EE WAS GOING UNDERGROUND IN MANTRIP. HE HAD HIS LEFT LEG ON TOP OF MOTOR WHERE THE GUARD WAS PUT ON TO KEEP ANYONE FROM DOING THIS. HIS LEFT GOT CAUGHT IN THE TOP, BREAKING HIS LEG. EV ERYONE HAD BEEN TOLD NOT TO PUT THEIR LEGS OR FEET ON TOP OF GUARD.
PULLING ROCK DUSTER WITH BATTERY TRACTOR. EE EITHER RAN OVER OR MACHINE CAUGHT AN UNSEEN BELT ROLLER THAT WAS LYING NEAR ROADWAY THE BELT ROLLER FLIPPED UP AND CAME DOWN ON HIS RIGHT HAND LYIN G ON FRAME OF BATTERY TRACTOR, INJURING HIS RIGHING FINGER.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE PUT HAND IN OPENING WHERE COAL DISCHARGES OUT OF FUEL SCREW WHILE IT WAS OPERATING THE 1ST JOINT OF HIS RT THUMB WAS CUT OFF
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING SCOOP CLEANING NO 7 ENTRY WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A ROOF BOLT CUTTING HIS EAR
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS WORKING ON MINER HEAD. MANTRIP ROLLED INTO MINER CATCHING HIS RIGHT LEG BETWEEN THE MINER HEAD AND THE FRONT OF THE MANTRIP. MANTRIP HAD PARK BRAKE SET.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE HAMMERING ON A STUCK ROLLER THE BELT CAUGHT HIS GLOVE AND PULLED HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE BELT AND ROLLER, INJURING HIS RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR IN LOW ENTRY, ROUGH ROADWAY WITH WATER. SHUTTLE CAR CAME OUT OF HOLE ONTO HIGH SPOT AND EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER IN TOP.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING MANTRIP WHEN HE HIT A HOLE, CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON TOP. STIFFNESS AND PAIN IN NECK.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE WAS BOUNCED INTO THE TOP SPRAINING HIS NECK. EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKED UNCONSICIOUS.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING STRACKER ON BELTLIVE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK BOUNCED OFF OF BELT HITTING 15 LEFT HIP.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS RIDING MANTRIP GOING THRU BELT FLYS WHEN BELT FLY PAD CAUGHT HIS LEFT FOOT TWISTING IT.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS GOING TO SECTION IN MANTRIP WHEN A LOW HANGING CHECK FLY BOARD CAUGHT THE TOP OF HIS HAND- SPRAINING HIS NECK.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR COMING OFF DUMP HE LOOKED BACK TO SEE IF BOOM WAS DOWN AND HIT HIS HEAD ON FLY BOARD SPRAINING HIS NECK.
EMPL STATED THAT HE WAS GOING ACROSS THE FRONT OF FEEDER, FEEDER WAS DOWN TO RETURN TO HIS SHUTTLE CAR. ANOTHER SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR STARTED UP HIS CAR & PULLED UP TO THE FEEDER HITTING THE EMPLS RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS TAKING OIL FROM NO.1 MANTRIP AND LOADING IT ON HIS MANTRIP. HE WAS STANDING BETWEEN THE MANTRIPS WHEN THE NO.1 MANTRIP DRIFTED BACK AGAINST THE OTHER MANTRIP, CATCH ING HIS LEG BETWEEN THEM.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS RIDING MANTRIP TO OUTSIDE COMING THRU BELT FLIES WHEN BELT FLY STRUCK HIS LEFT EYE BELT FLIES WHERE LOCATED IN DRIFT MOUTH.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING UNIHAULER WHEN WHEEL DROPPED IN HOLE CAUSING NEAR TO BE JARRED DOWNWARD.
54736YEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD ON MINE ROOF WHILE GOING THROUGH LOW PLACE.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE STEPPED UPON THE CALVERT BELT TO CROSS IT THE BELT WAS NOT RUNNING BUT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME HE GOT ON IT TAKING HIM UNDER THE 1 LEFT HEAD CUTTING HIS FOREHEAD THERE WAS A CUT-OFF SWITCH PLUS A CATWALK AT TEH 1 LEFT HEAD
EMPL CLEANING #4 ENTRY WITH THE SCOOP WHEN HIS HEAD STRUCK THE ROOF.
EMPL OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR.IT ROOF OUT DISLODGING PIECE OF DRAW ROCK.ROCK PINNED EMPL IN THE DECK.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING MANTRIP AND HIT SOMETHING IN THE ROADWAY. THE STEERING WHEEL FLEW AROUND AND HIT HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE R A N OVER A ROCK IN ROADWAY CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON CANOPY
EMPL GREASING THE FEEDER,CHAIN PICKED UP A ROCK AND CUT HIS FINGER.
EMPL STATED THAT HE CAUGHT RIGHT HAND BETWEEN MANTRIP & MINE FLOOR WHILE RIDING MANTRIP TO SECTION. CUT END OF RINGER & MIDDLE FINGERS ALSO MASHED TIP OF BONE ON EACH FINGER.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN ROLLER AND FRAME WHILE PULLING STRING OFF BELT.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS PULLING CABLE WITH MANTRIP CABLE SLIPPED APPROX 6 INCHES GRABBED CATHEAD OF CABLE & HIS FINGER WAS PULLED INTO SIDE OF TRIP
DRIVER PULLED XXX INTO LOWAGEAR REACHED THE ST EP PART OF THE HILL & STALLED THE ENGINE RE3SULTING IN THE TRUCK SLIDING BACKWARD DOWN THE H ILL & RUNNING AGAINST THE BURM & FLIPPED FROM ITS SI DE INJURIES RESULTING IN A STOVED FINGER
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR OVER ROUGH ROADWAY WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN A BATTERY POWERED MANTRIP PERSONNEL CARRIER & DROPPED ONE OF HIS GLOVES HE JUMPED OFF THE MOVING MANTRIP & SLIPPED HIS LEFT LEG WENT UNDER THE MANTRIP & WAS RUN OVER
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING MANTRIP GOING TO SECTION WHEN HE HIT A HOLE JARRED HIS BACK FIRST NOTIFIED OF THIS REPORTABLE INJURY ON 04-23-91
EMPL STATED THAT HE WAS BRINGING UNIHAULER OUTSIDE WHEN HE RAN OVER TIMBER THAT HAD FALLEN OFF HAULER CAUSING HIM TO HIT HEAD ON CANOPY.
COORS MAINS EMPL STATED HE WAS TRAVELING IN JOY 21 SC FROM BELT ENTRY TO POWER CABLE ENTRY & HE OVERSTEERED AS HE WENT AROUND CORNER OF INTERSECTION. RIB PULLED HIM OUT OF SHUTTLE CAR & CAUGHT LEGS BETWEEN RIB & FRAME OF SHUTTLE CAR DECK.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE RAN OVER A ROCK WHILE OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR, CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON CANOPY.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THE SHUTTLE CAR BOUNCED ON ROUGH ROADWAY IN #4 ENTRY CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON CANOPY.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS SCOOPING ROCK IN #8 ENTRY. ROCK ROLLED OFF SCOOP, HITTING HIS RIGHT FOOT AND LEFT KNEE.
INJURED MINER OPERATOR STATED THAT HE HAD HIS FOOT OUT OF DECK WHEN SHUTTLE CAR HIT CONT MINER, CATCHING HIS FOOT UNDER DECK OF MINER.
INJURED WAS DROPPING RAILROAD CARS & THE RETARDER HOIST ROPE BROKE HITTING HIS RIGHT LEG & HIP
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS HANDING EXPANDED METAL ACROSS BELT, BELT CAUGHT METAL CAUSING IT TO FLY UP AND HIT HIM ACROSS MOUTH.
EMPL RAN OVER ROCK IN ROADWAY WHILE OPERATAING RAM CAR.ROCK CAUSED CAR TO BOUNCE JARRING BACK.
EMPL STATED THAT HE WAS LOADING CINDER BLOCKS IN SCOOP BUCKET BUCKET APPROX 6"-8" OFF BOTTOM. BUCKET WAS ABOUT 3/4 LOADED. INJURED THREW BLOCK ON SCOOP BUCKET DROPPED HITTING LEFT FOOT.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS HAULING A LOAD OF TIMBERS TO SECTION. HE RAN OVER A TIMBER THAT FELL OFF OF HAULER CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON CANOPY HURTING HIS BACK.
EMPL STATED THAT HE COULD OT REMEMBER WHAT STRUCK HIM ON HEAD OR WHAT HAD HAPPENED. INVESTIGATION BY FOREMAN REVELAED THAT HE APPARENTLY WAS INJURED WHILE CLEANING ROADWAY WITH SCOOP & SECTION OF 4" WATERLINE BECAME FOULED & EITHER BROKE ORTURNED LOOSE & FLEW BACK & STRUCK RIGHT READ OF HEAD.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING R.R. CAR HOIST WHILE EMPTIES WERE BEING DROPPED ON MIDDLINGS TRACK. DUE TO FREEZING RAIN ON RAILS, CARS BEING DROPPED IN WERE GOING TO FAST HITTING CARS T HAT WERE ATTACHED TO HOIST ROPE. HOIST ROPE BROKE THE END WITH THE CAR CHAIN CAME BACK & HIT THE EMPLOYEE ON HIS RIGHT LEG, JUST BELOW KNEE.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS HELPING LOAD S/CAR ON LOW-BOY, S/CAR FELL ON SLED KNOCKING TIRE OVER ON HIS RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS RIDING IN A 3 WHEELED MANTRIP HIT HOLE IN MINE FLOOR, JARRING HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS TURNING AROUND IN SHUTTLE CAR AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HIT A POST WITH SCOOP, THE POST FELL HITTING HIM ON UPPER BACK.