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AFTER FEEDER BRAKE DOWN, EE WAS CROSSING THE BELT; HE TURNED THE SWITCH OFF, AND THE BELT CAME ON. AND PULLED EE DOWN THE BELT UNTIL ONE OF ARS FELLOW WORKERS SHUT THE BELT OFF.
68935 SCOOPING OUTBY FROM SECTION, WAS BENT OVER DUE TO LOW HEIGHT CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
HE WAS STRUCK NEAR THE LEFT KNEE BY A PIECE OF OVERCAST METAL WHILE IT WAS BEING PULLED BY A SCOOP. AFTER BEING STRUCK, HE FELL ONTO PILE OF FLY CHECK BOARDS (PILED ALONG RIB). TRANSPORTED BY TUNNELTON AMBULANCE SERVICE TO PRESTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
S CAR HUNG UP CHAIN IN ONE END DRILL STELL IN CHAIN FOR SUPPORT S CAR PULLED CHAIN DRILL STEEL BROKE STRUCK EMP IN SHIN
WHILE OPERATING A SHUTTLECAR, THE OPERATOR STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHEN THE CAR RAN OVER A HOLE IN THE HAULAGE ROAD.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS REVERSING THE SEAT ON A 10 SC SHUTTLECAR AND LACERATED HIS FINGER IN A PINCH POINT AREA. THE EMPLOYEE COMPLETED HIS SHIFT AND WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND RECEIVED 4 SUTURE S. DUE TO INFECTION THE EMPLOYEE COULD NOT RETURN TO WORK FOR SEVERAL DAYS.
WHILE TRANSPORTING A CREW TO THE SECTION A MANTRIP STOPPED TO UNLOAD. THE SECOND MANTRIP WAS UNABLE TO STOP DUE TO WET RAILS AND COLLIDED WITH THE FIRST ONE. EMPLOYEE COMPLETED HIS SHIFT AND WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK ON 3-23-90.
WHILE TRANSPORTING A CREW TO THE SECTION, A MANTRIP STOPPED TO UNLOAD THE OCCUPANTS. THE SECOND MANTRIP WAS UNABLE TO STOP DUE TO WET RAILS AND COLLIDED WITH THE FIRST ONE. THE EMPLOYED MISSED WORKED ON 3-27-90 & 3-28-90 DUE TO A BACK RELATED PROBLEM. HE RETURNED TO WORK ON 3-29-90.
OPERATING SCCOP,EMPL CONTUSED RIGHT ELBOW HITTING IT AGAINST TRAM BELL.EMPL VISITED DR FOLLOWING DAY,RECD CORTISONE INJECTION AND ORDERED TO BE OF WORK FOR 1 DAY.
A SECTION FOREMAN WAS SEATED IN A S&S TRACTOR PREPARING TO TRAM. AS HE ENERGIZED THE TRACTOR, IT MOVED FORWARD AND HE PLACED HIS HAND IN A PINCH POINT AREA. HE RECEIVED A LACERATION OF THE RIG HT INDEX FINGER. AT THE COMPLETION OF HIS SHIFT,THE EMPLOYEE WENT TO PRESTON MEMORIAL ER AND RECEIVED 3 SUTURES. THE EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK ON 11-14-89.
WHILE OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR, THE CANOPY STRUCK A ROOFBOLT PLATE. THE PLATE SHEARED OFF AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT INDEX FINGE.R THE EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN FIRST AID TREATMENT AT THE M INESITE AND RECEIVED 5 SUTURES AT PRESTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
WHILE OPERATING A MANTRIP, THE EMPLOYEE INADVERTENTLY PLACED HIS LEFT HAND OVER THW FRAME OF MACHINE HAD BACKED INTO THE RIB. THE EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN FIRST AID TREATMENT ON THE SECTION. HE WE NT TO PRESTON MERMOIRAL AND RECEIVED 6 SUTURES.
THE EMPLOYEE BRUISED HIS LEFT SHOULDER WHEN IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH A LOW PLACE IN THE ROOF. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED 1 BLOCK INSIDE THE PORTAL. THE EMPLOYEE COMPLETED HIS SHIFT AND WENT TO PREST ON MEMORIAL (ER) AT WHICH TIME ALL X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING A ROCKDUSTING HOSE INTO THE BUCKET OF A SCOOP HE INADVERTENTLY PLACED HIS FOOT UNDERNEATH T HE BUCKET WHEN THE OPERATOR LOWERED IT THE EMPLOYEE WENT TO I.NAME & WAS DIAGNO SED AS A BRUISED FOOT ALL X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE
WHILE TRAMMING A SUPPLY TRACTOR, THE EMPLOYEE PINCHED HIS MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE TRACTOR FRAME AND TONGUE. THE EMPLOYEE WENT TO PRESTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ER AND RECEIVED GENERAL FIRST AID T REATMENT.
AN EMPLOYEE WAS USING A S&S SCOOP TO CLEAN A CROSSCUT. THE VICTIM WAS ROCKDUSTING THE AREA NEAR THE SCOOP. THE SCOOP OPERATOR IN ADVERTENTLY BUMPED THE RIGHT FOOT OF THE VICTIM. THE VICTIM COM PLETED THE SHIFT AND WENT TO PRESTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ER. THE TREATING ER PHYSICIAN ELECTED NOT TO X-RAY THE FOOT.
EMP WAS OPERATING MANTRIP WHEN HE HIT A HOLE. IN THE PAVEMENT WHICH BOUNCED HIM AROUND IN THE DICK CAUSING INJURY TO HIS SHOULDER
HE WAS OPERATIN1 THE MANTRIP TRACTOR EN ROUTE TO THE SURFACE AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE DAY SHIFT. THE MANTRIP STRUCK AN IRREGULARUTY IN THE MINE FLOOR, RESULTING IN A JARRING ACTION ON HIS BA CK. THE FOLLOW3NG DAY HE SUFFERED FROM STIFFNESS AND IMMOBILTY IN HIS LOWER BACK.
TROLLEY POLE ON3LOCOMOTIVE CAME OFF THE TROLLEY WIRE AND WHILE STILL MOVING THE MOTOR MAN WAS REACHING FOR THE POLE WHEN THE POLE STRUCK A LOW SPOT IN THE ROOF AND CAME DOWN AND STRUCK THE MOT ORMAN ON TOP OF3THE RIGHT HAND INJURING THE FINGER NEXT TO HIS SMALLEST FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS RI8ING WITH MOTORMAN LISTENING FOR UOISE WHEN LOCOMTIVE JUMPED TRACE AND THE INJURED EMPLOYEE S BODY CARE DOWN HARD ON TO THE SEAT OF THE LOCOMOTIVE AND COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN.
WORKER WAS OPER5TING A LOCOMOTIVE WHILE TRYING TO PUT THE POLE ON THE WIRE WHILE STILL MOVING HE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST A ROOF BOLT. EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED WITH FIRST AID.
I.NAME WAS DRIV3NG THE SUPPLY TRACTOR OUT OF THE MINE HE WAS SITTING UP TO HIGH AND HIS SHOULDER CAUGHT THE ROOF HE WAS ROLLER OUT OF THE BACK OF THE TRACTOR CAUSING BRUISES TO HIS SHOULDERS AND CHEST 3
ROBERT PYLES WAS ADJUSTING THE TRAM SWITCH ON A GOLF CART HE HAD NOT DISCONECTED THE BATTERIES ENGERY CHILDERS STOOD IN FRONT OF THE GOLF CART TO ASSIST BOB WITH THE RETURN SPRINGE THE DIRECT DIRECTIONAL SWITCH WAS POMPED @INTO THE FOWARD POSITION THE CART LUNGED FOWARD. EMERY LEFT KNEE WAS PINCHED & BRUISED.
THE #1 UNIT CREW WAS MAKING A BBELT MOVE. THE TAIL SECTION WAS ATTACHED TO THE FEEDER BY CHAIN. THE BELT HAD BEEN TENSONED AND CURTIS WAS CHECKING THE BELT TENSION AND TAIL SECTION POSTION PRO IOR TO SETTING THE ANCHORS. THE CHAIN BROKE AND THE TAIL SECTION MOVED BACK OVER CURTIS S FOOT RESULTING IN A BRUISE