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THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO PRY SKIRT RUBBER ABOVE THE CONVEYOR BELT WHILE A CO-WORKERATTEMPTED TO START & STOP THE BELT, WHEN THE BELT MOVED & CAUGHT THE PRY BAR CAUSING A LACERATIO N TO INJURED'S RIGHT HAND.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING SPILLAGE ONTO THE MOVING CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HIS SHOVEL HIT THE BELT WHILE HE WAS THROWING MATERIAL FROM THE SHOVEL CAUSING A STRAIN TO HIS RIGHT UPPER ARM.
THE EE WAS GUIDING THE SCOOP OPERATOR UNDER THE BELT LINE WHEN THE SCOOP HIT THE BELT STRUCTURE KNOCKING LOOSE A BOTTOM ROLLER WHICH FELL STRIKING INJURED S LEFT KNEE.
THE EE WAS TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR TOWARDS FACE WHEN HIS SEAT BROKE ALLOWING HIM TO SUDDENLY FALL ABOUT 3 INCHES JARRING HIS LOWER BACK.
EMP STATES HE WAS GREASING THE BELT TAIL WHEN COWORKER STARTED THE BELT, CA;USING THE BELT TAIL TO MOVE FORWARD STRIKING EMP'S LEGS. EMP BEGAN RESTRICTED WORK 6-8-96.
EMP WAS TRAVELING IN TRACK VEHICLE WHEN THE TROLLEY POLE CAME OFF THE WIRE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SECURE THE TROLLEY POLE, EMPLOYEES RIGHT ARM STRUCK OFFSET INT HE MINE ROOF.
THE LONGWALL SHIELD WAS BEING PULLED BY THE SCOOP WHEN A HYDRAULIC HOSE CAUGHT ON A RELAY BAR, STRETCHED TIGHT, THEN CAM ELOOSE STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE'S LOWER RIGHT LEG.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN REAR OF TRACK JEEP THROUGH A LOW CLEARANCE AREA ALONG COOK MT BELT WHEN HIS HEAD STRUCK THE ROOF AND HIS BODY BECAME FOULED THUS ROLLING HIM BACKWARD AND PARTLY OVER END OF JEEP.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING RETRACKING LONGWALL CONVEYOR FLIGHTS AT HEADGATE WHEN A 6" PIECE OF FLIGHT BAR BROKE OFF STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT ARM AND CHEST.
THE EE REPORTS HE WAS SEATED IN THE S.C. DECK WHEN THE MINER BOOM DROPPED SUDDENLY FORCING THE S.C. CANOPY INTO THE ROOF AND THE INJURED S HEAD STRUCK THE TOP OF S.C. CANOPY CAUSING A STAVED N ECK.
THE EMPLOYEE REPORTS FEELING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AFTER TRAMMING AND OPERATING SUPPLY SCOOP.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BESIDE LOCOMOTIVE THAT WAS BEING TRAMMED AND GOT FOOT CAUGHT UNDER FRAME OF SUPPLY MOTOR.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMIGN SCOOP DOWN A STEEP GRADE. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK HUS HE REVERSED THE TRAM AND HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST CANOPY CAUSING PAIN TO NECK AND SHOULDER.
THE EMPLOYEE REPORTS THAT HE WAS TRAMMING SCOOP WHEN HE RAN THROUGH AN AREA OF ROUGH HAULWAY BOUNCING HIM AND HIS HEAD STRUCK THE SCOOP CANOPY CAUSING STRAIN TO NECK.
SWITCH AT NO 2 CROSSOVER WAS NOT THROWN BACK FOR STRAIGHT TRACK EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING IN BACK OF JEEP FACING TOWARD TRAVEL THE JEEP WENT INTO THE CROSSOVER & STRUCK A PARKED JEEP THROWING EMPLO YEE OUT OF JEEP & LANDING ON HIS LEFT ARM
THE EMPLOYEE REPORTS THAT HE WAS TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR OVER ROUGH ROADWAY WHICH BOUNCED HIM AGAINST THE CANOPY STAVING HIS NECK
INJURED WAS A PASSENGER IN A FORD BRONCO RETURNING FROM THE LOADOUT. APPROX. 400 YARDS UP FROM THE TRUCK DUMP, THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD STOP IT STRUCK A LARGE ROCK IN THE BERM. INJURED REPORTED A PAIN IN HIS NECK.
EE WAS HELPING REMOVE CONVEYOR BELT WITH THE USE OF WIRE ROPE. HOOKED TO A TRACK LOCOMOTIVE AND CLAMPED TO THE BELT WITH A DUCK BILL GRAB. AS THE BELT WAS BEING PULLED THE GRAB SLIPPED AND STR UCK EE IN THE CHEST.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A TRACK MOUNTED MINE JEEP AS HE WAS TRAMMING THE JEEP IT DERAILED AND CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS FACE AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD
THE SUPERVISOR WAS CHECKING WATER COOLING DISCHARGE HOSE WHERE PANLINE DUMPS INTO STAGELOADER WHEN A LARGE PIECE OF ROCK CAUGHT INJURED'S RIGHT HAND AGAINST HEAD DRIVE FRAME. SEVERE LACERATION S AND FRACTURED METACARPALS.
THE EE WAS OPERATING TRACK JEEP WHEN TROLLEY POLE CAME OFF TROLLEY WIRE AND AS INJURED GRABBED THE TROLLEY POLE HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN TROLLEY POLE AND OFFSET IN MINE ROOF
AS EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING THE REFUSE TRUCKW ITH A LOAD THE REAR WHEELS ONT EH RIGHT SIDE CAME OFF WHEN THE LUG BOLTS BROKE. THE DRIVER CLAIMS HE WAS JOLTED IN THE CAB WHEN THE WHEEL CAME OFF.
AS THE FACE CONVEYOR HEAD WAS BEING PULLED WITH A SCOOP TRACTOR THE CONVEYOR CHAIN BECAME CAUGHT PULLING A PAN SIDEWAYS & DROPPING ONTO EMPLOYEES FOOT
FLASH BURNS TO EYES. WHILE OPERATING PORTA-BUS, THE TROLLEY POLE HOLSER CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE TROLLEY WIRE IN A LOW AREA CAUSING FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES.
WHILE LOADING COAL, THE S/C BUMPER HAD CAME TO REST ON THE C-MINER BUMPER. AS THE C-MINER ADVANCED, THE S/C DROPPED TO THE MINE FLOOR BOUNCING INJURED'S HEAD AGAINST CANOPY CAUSING A STAVED NE CK.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING TRACK JEEP WHEN HE PUT HIS LEFT ARM UP TO PROTECT HIMSELF FROM THE TROLLEY POLE WHICH HAD COME OFF TROLLEY WIRE CATCHING HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN MINE ROOF & TROLLEY POLE CAUS ING FRACTURE & ABRASISIONS TO LEFT RING FINGER.
EMPLOYEE STOOD UP IN MANBUS TO REPLACE TROLLEY POLE ON TROLLEY WIRE WHICH HAD COME OFF AS MANBUS TRAVELED THROUGH CHECK CURTAINS WHEN THE MANBUS WAS STRUCK IN REAR BY A TRACK JEEP STRIKING INJ URED'S BACK AGAINST MANBUS.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING CHANNELS ONTO A PERSONNEL CARRIER WHEN A SCOOP TRACTOR LOADED WITH 2 PALLETS OF OMEGA BLOCKS CAME UP THE RUNWAY CATCHING THE INJUREDS LEGS BETWEEN THE SCOOP & THE PERSONNE L CARRIER.
THE SUPERVISOR WAS ASSISTING THE FORK TRUCK OPERATOR POSITION TWO BUNDLES OF BELT STRUCTURE ON A SUPPLY CAR WHEN HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TWO BUNDLES OF STRUCTURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN A JEEP WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON AN OVERCAST.
OPERATING A SUPPLY MOTOR ON BACK OF TRIP-LEAD MOTOR BEGAN TO SLIDE DOWN THE HILL AND STRUCK HIS MOTOR.
RIDING IN A MINE JEEP- JEEP DE-RAILED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE THE JEEP FRAME.
PUTBING INSULTAITON ON HOSE WAS MOVING ELEVATOR DOWN EE FELL BACKWARD OFF OF PLATFORM.
SHOVELING BELT SHOVEL CAUGHT IN TAIL ROLLER- TWISTING RIGHT ARM.
EMPLOYE EWAS RIDING IN A JEEP WENN THE RAIL BROKE AND THE JEEP DROPPED CAUSING THE INJURED TO STRIFE HIS LEFT ELBOW ON THE FRAME OF THE JEEP.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE DROVE REFUSE TRUCK FROM PLANT AREA TO REFUSE AREA, AND ON THE REFUSE PILE THE TRUCK RAN OVER ROUGH ROAD BOUNCING, CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON TRUCK AND HURT HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING A CO-WORKER PUSH A JEEP BACK ONTO THE TRACK WHEN HE GOT HIS LEFT LITTLE FIGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE POLE AND THE JEEP.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR AND HIT A BUMP STRIKING HEAD ON CANOPY.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A REMOTE CONTROLLED CONTINUOUS MINER. WHILE HE WAS OPERATING THE MINER, THE SHUTTLE CAR STRUCK HIS FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING UPRIGHT UNLOADING A SECTION OF OVERCAST PANEL WHEN IT SLID OFF THE SUPPLY CAR & HIT THE MOVING CONVEYOR BELT & BOUNCED BACK STRIKING INJURED IN GROIN
54736YEE WAS OPERATING A MOTOR & STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE ON CONTROLLER OF MOTOR EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOC ON 07-16-92
ON SHUTTLE CAR FELT BURNING SENSATION CRAMPING PAIN IN R LATERAL CHEST
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN A MOTOR RAN INTO A PARKED MOTOR HIT RIBS ON SIDE DF MOTOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS LEANING OVER THE FACE CONVEYOR OBSERVING MATERIALS BEING SENT TO THE HEAD WHEN THE CHAIN BROKE STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD
THE EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING TRACK MOTOR WHEN THE MOTOR STOPPED SUDDENLY DUE TO A BROKEN RAIL THUS JERKING INJURED CAUSING PAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING ON A SCOOP WHICH WENT THROUGH A BACK UP CHECK STRIKING A PARKED SHUTTLE CAR.
OPER SHUTTLE CAR FELT PAIN IN BACK
EMPLOYEE CLAIMED HE WAS SHOVELING COAL FROM BETWEEN TWO COAL CARS WHEN THE CAR SPOTTER PUSHED THE CARS.THE EMPLOYEE MOVED SUDDENLY AND STRUCK HIS CHEST AGAINST THE COUPLER LEVER.
EMPL OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR HIT A BUMP AND FELT A PAIN IN GROIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A MANTRIP AND SLID INTO A JEEP.