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THE EE WAS OPERATING A MANBUS ON THE MIAN LINE TRACK. HE WAS COMING OFF AN INCLINE AREA INTO A DIP WHEN THE MANBUS DERAILED THROWING HIM INTO THE CANOPY SUPPRT. THIS RESULTED IN A HAIRLINE FRA CTURE TO ONE OF HIS RIBS ON HIS RIGHT SIDE
EE WAS HAULING COAL FROM THE FACE TO THE FEEDER USING A JOY 10SC END DRIVE SHUTTLE CAR. WHILE TRAMMING TOWARD THE FEEDER, THE EE REPORTS THAT THE SHUTTLE CAR STRUCK A DEPRESSION IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING HIM TOBE THROWN INTO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE OPERATOR'S CANOPY. THE OPERATOR SUFFERED A SPRAINED NECK AS A RESULT.
THE EE WAS HOLDING UP THE MINER CABLE AND WATER LINE FOR A SHUTTLE CAR TO PASS THRU A CROSSCUT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. EE RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SHUTTLE CAR CANOPY AND THE MINER CABLE WHEN THE SHUTTLE CAR PASSED UNDERNEATH. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. SUTURES WERE USED TO CLOSE THE WOUND. THE EE WAS WEARING METACARPAL GLOVES. NO LOST TIME
EE WAS OPERATING A JOY 10SC SHUTTLE CAR HAULING COAL FROM THE FACE TO THE FEEDER & RETURN. WHILE TRAMMING THE SHUTTLE CAR IN THE R CROSSCUT OFF #5 ENTRY [STATION SPAD #14884], THE EE REPORTED THAT THE SHUTTLE CAR STRUCK A DEPRESSION IN THE ROADWAY & CAUSED HIM TO BE JOLTED IN HIS SEAT. HE REPORTED EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS NECK & LOWER BACK. AREA HEIGHT 68", DRY BOTTOM. EE OFF 8-8-9
EE WAS HAULING COAL FROM #10 ENTRY TO BELT FEEDER(5TH SHUTTLE CAR IN THIS CUT). AS HE WAS TRAMMING SHUTTLE LOADED FROM FACE TO FEEDER, SHUTTLE STRUCK A DEPRESSION IN ROADWAY(#7 ENTRY) AND CAUS ED HIM TO BE THROWN AGAINST UNDERSIDE OF CANOPY OF OPERATORS COMPARTMENT. EE REPORTED THAT HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS NECK AS A RESULT.
EE REPORTED THAT AS HE WAS TRAMMING AN EMPTY JOY 10 SC SHUTTLE CAR FROM THE BELT FEEDER TO THE FACE, THE SHUTTLE CAR STRUCK A DEPRESSION IN THEROADWAY AND JOLTED HIM IN THE OPERATOR SEAT. HE R EPORTED HAVING PAIN IN HIS NECK AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT SPAD 14008/1 BREAK INBY.'
EE WAS OPERATING A JOY 10SC SHUTTLE CAR HAULING COAL FROM THE FACE TO THE FEEDER. HE HAD DISCHARGED A LOAD OF COAL AT THE FEEDER AND WAS TRAMMING EMPTY BACK TO THE CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN THE SH UTTLE CAR STRUCK A DEPRESSION IN THE ROADWAY. EEREPORTED HE WAS JOLTED AND THAT HIS HARD HAT STRUCK THE UNDERSIDE OF THE OPERATOR'S CANOPY RESULTING IN A SUDDEN PAIN IN HIS NECK.
EE WAS OPERATING A JOY 10SC SHUTTLE CAR HAULING COAL FROM A CONTINUOUS MINER TO THE BELT FEEDER. HE DISCHARGED A LOAD OF COAL AT THE FEEDER AND WAS TRAMMING THE SHUTTLE CAR TOWARD THE FACE ARE A EMPTY. THE SHUTTLE CAR STRUCK A DEPRESSION IN THE ROADWAY (#7 ENTRY) AND THE EE WAS JOLTED IN THE OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT. HE REPORTED EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON FOOT WALKING THROUGH THE FIRST CROSSCUT INBY THE BELT FEEDER A JOY 10SC SHUTTLE CAR TRAVELING DOWN THE BELT ENTRY TOWARD THE FEEDER PASSED THE INTERSECTION ADJACENT TO THE CROS SCUT AS THE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO STEP ACROSS THE TRAZAILING CABLE IT CAUGHT HIS LEGS & DRAGGED HIM ACROSS THE CROSSCUT & AGAINST THE COAL RIB EMPLOYEE BEGAN TO MISS WORK ON 01-23-95
EE REPORTED HE STRUCK HIS HARDHAT HEAD AGAINST THE UNDERSIDE OF THE OPERATOR S CANOPY OF A SHUTTLE CAR. THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE SHUTTLE CAR STRUCK A DEPRESSION IN THE ROADWAY. EE CONTINUED TO W ORK UNTIL 2-10-95 FIRST DAY MISSED WAS 2-13-95 EE DID NOT INFORM THE OPERATOR THAT THE ACCIDENT WAS THE CAUSE OF HIS ABSENCE FROM WORK UNTIL 3-3-95.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A JOY 21SC SHUTTLE CAR. AS THE SHUTTLE CAR WAS TRAMMING UNDER THE BOOM OF THE CONTINOUS MINER, THE CONTACTOR TIPS BURNED TOGETHER & THE SHUTTLE CAR WENT INTO HIGH TRAM C AUSING IT TO STRIKE THE REAR BUMPER OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER. THE EMPLOYEE REPORTED PAIN IN HIS NECK AS A RESULT OF THE COLLISION.
EE AND HIS CREW MEMBERS WERE PASSENGERS ON A S & S BATTERY POWERED SCOOP ENROUTE TO THE WORKING SECTION AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SHIFT. ON A GRADE, A PIN CAME OUT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL ON THE SCOO P AND THE SCOOP STRUCK A DEPRESSION IN THE ROADWWAY. EE REPORTED HE WAS JOLTED AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A JOY 10SC SHUTTLE CAR TRAVELING EMPTY FROM THE FEEDER TO THE FACE AREA SHUTLE CAR STRUCK A DEPRESSION IN THE ROADWAY & JOLTED THE EMPLOYEE AGAINST THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CANOPY HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS NECK EMPLOYEEE DID NOT REPORT TO WORK ON HIS NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULED SHIFT EMPLOYEE HAS A HISTORY OF NECK PROBLEMS FROM A PREVIOUS INJURY
INDIVIDUAL WAS OPERATING A 21SC SHUTTLE CAR, HAULING COAL FROM NO. 6 LEFT GOING TO THE MINER HE WAS THROWN OUT OF HIS SEAT WHEN HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY.
OPERAT ING 10 SC & HAULING COAL FROM #4 ENTRY SHUTTLE CAR TIRE CAUGHT CORNER OF THE RIB A LUMP OF COAL STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE THE RT EYE REQUIRING TWO STITCHES THIS INJURY IS ONLY MEDICAL NOT LOS T TIME
WHILE TRAVELING NO. 8 ENTRY (OPERATING 10SC) TO GET A LOAD OF COAL HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY AND JAMMED HIS BACK.
INDIVIDUAL WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING D TAIL PIECE;BELTS CAME BACK ON CAUSING HIM TO SLIP WHILE CROSSING D TAIL PIECE.
MANBUS HE WAS RIDING IN WAS DRIVEN THROUGH A DOOR.
MAN BUS HE WAS RIDING IN WAS DRIVEN THROUGH A DOOR
HE WAS TURNING AROUND ON THE SHUTTLE CAR & SLIPPED TWISTING HIS KNEE.
OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR & HIT DIP OR DROP OFF CAUSING SEVERE PAIN IN BACK.
EMPL OPERATING 8COOP AND HE HAD SCOOP BOWED AND BLADE SLIPPED CAUSING EQUIP TO JOLT EMPL WHILE OPERATING FROM THE BACK.