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Riding into work face. When they came to low top, he didn't get down into mantrip like he should have. Hard hat got into roof, hurting forehead and back of his head.
Turning into #3 entry from #2 cut too close, caught arm between rib & buggie.
Backing up mantrip to pick up employees - ran into water tank bursting it then ricocheting into pump house causing injury to right pinky finger.
PUTTING BELT IN FOR BELT MOVE, CABLE CAUGHT IN SHEAVE, WHEEL CAUGHT BAR AS HE HELD ROPE, ROPE STRUCK HIM IN THE STOMACH.
He said several things: A belt clamp came loose, hitting him in the nose, he jerked backwards and hurt his back. He was lifting on a feeder motor and hurt his back. Then wrecked a mantrip and hurt his back.
EE WAS MOVING THE ANCHOR WHEN THE WHEEL TOOK IT UP AND HIT EE IN THE ARM. EE DID NOT TURN SHUTTLE CAR OFF. EE DID NOT THINK WAS HURT THAT BAD. CAME TO WORK ON MONDAY, ARM STARTED SWELLING
NO. 1 SHUTTLE CAR WAS GOING OUT BY THE FACE WHERE COAL WAS BEING MINED. NO. 2 SHUTTLE CAR WAS COMING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND THEY HIT. THE NO. 2 OPERATOR DIDN'T SEE #1 SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR AND HIT.
EE WAS ALLEGEDLY WALKING UNDER BELT LINE #3. LIGHT CORD CAUGHT ON BELT SPLICE, JERKED HIS HEAD BACK AND DRUG EE UNTIL LIGHT CORD PULLED FROM BATTERY. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES.
He was traveling the roadway on a 3 wheeler down #3 when a rock fell and hit his (r) side. said there was blood in his urine, and his hip & ribs were hurting
EE WAS RE-ENTERING MINE ON MANTRIP, DUCKED TO GO UNDER OVERCAST, DID NOT GO LOW ENOUGH. BEAM CAUGHT SHOULDER & PULLED HIM FROM MANTRIP. RECEIVED BRUISES & SCRAPES TO RIGHT SIDE OF FACE, EAR & RIGHT SHOULDER. HE WENT HOME FIRST THEN WENT TO CLINIC.