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THE INJURED WAS OPERATING A RAM CAR AND AS HE WAS BEHIND HTE CONT. MINER BEING LOADED, THE CONVEYOR THREW A PIECE OF ROCK OUT THE BACK OF CONT. AND STRUCK HIM ON THE FOREHEAD.
INJURED WAS DRIVING A MACK COAL TRUCK OFF THE MOUNTAIN WHEN IT CAME OUT OF GEAR. HE COULD NOT GET IT BACK INTO GEAR AND AS THE TRUCK PICKED SPEED HE JUMPED OUT OF THE TRUCK.
THE INJURED WAS HAULING COAL FROM THE #7 MINE. HE WAS STARTING DOWN A STEEP GRADE. HE PULLED OVER TO LET ANOTHER TRUCK PASS AND LOST CONTROL. THE TRUCK RUN AGAINST BANK AND TURNED OVER ON IT'S SIDE.
THE INJURED WAS HAULING COAL FROM THE #7 MINE. HE WAS COMMING DOWN A STEEP GRADE LOADED AND LOST CONTROL. THE INJURED JUMPED OUT AND TRUCK WENT OVER THE HILL.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING THE BELT TO INSIDE OF THE MINE.EMPLOYEE STARTED TO GET OOF BELT AND EVIDENTLY HIT A WEAK PLACE IN THE BELT-CATCHING HIS FOOT IN THE BELT-EMPLOYEE AND FELLOW WORKER DID NOT PULL CORD TO STOP THE BELT TO PREVENT LEG INJURY-EVIDENTLY THEY GOT SCARED AND PANICKED.
EMPLOYEE WAS CR2SSING A CONVEYOR BELT WHILE IT WAS RUNNING. AS EMPLOYEE CROSSED THE BELT, HE GOT CAUGHT IN BELT AND WAS THROWN INTO A TIMBER, STRIKING HIM ON THE LOWER BACK.
EE TURNED HER BELT OFF TO CLEAN THE BOTTOM BELT SHE WAS SHOVELING THE COAL THAT HAD SPILLED OFF THE TOP BELT ONTO THE BOTTOM BELT SHE TURNED HERR HER BODY & HIT THE START BUTTON & STARTED TH E BELT & CAUGHT HER COAT INT HE BELT PULLING HER INTO THE TAILPIECE.