INJURED WAS USING THE SCOOP IN WHICH HE WAS OPERATIONG TO CLEAN UP #1 ENTRY, WHEN A 2" PLASTIC WATER LINE, THAT HE DID NOT SEE, STRUCK HIM ON THE FOREHEAD ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE, REQUIRING STICHES.
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Showing all 27THE ALLEGED ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS INJURED WAS SHOVELING LOOSE COAL FROM UNDER THE CONVEYOR BELT NEAR THE TAIL ROLLWER WHEN THE CONVEYOR BELT JERKED THE SHOVEL FROM HIS HAND PULLING HIM FORWARD QUICKLY HURTING HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS RETRIEVING CONVEYOR BELT FROM OLD BELT HAULAGE ENTRY(NOT IN USE) WHENTHE CUT DOWN GOLF CART HE WAS RIDING HIT THE MINE ROOF JARRING A SLAB OF DRAWRACK FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIK ING HIM ON THE NECK AND BACK.
INJ TRAMMING THE MOBILE BRIDGE CONVEYOR INTO THE RIGHT X-CUT FROM A CRAWLING POSITION.PASSED BY LOW BELT STRUCTURE AND FEET GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MBC AND LOW BELT.THIS IS A CONFINED AREA AND INJ DIDNT REALIZE HOW CLOSE LOW STR. WAS TO FEE T AS FEET WERE LOCATED BEHIND POINT OF VIEW.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SCOOP WHEN IT DROPPED OFF LEDGE ON BOTTOM JARRING BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING 3 WHEEL BUGGY. WHEN BUGGY HUNG IN POINT CAUGHT RIGHT LEG BETWEEN BUGGY AND SCOOP.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SCOOP WHEN SCOOP HIT HOLE IN ROADWAY JARRING EMPLOYEES BACK AGAINST FRAME OF SCOOP
EE WAS OPERATING A GOLF TYPE BUGGY WHEN HE WENT THRU A CHECK CURTAIN STRIKING THE TAIL OF A CONTINUOUS MINER.
EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS HAND UNDER THE SCOOP BUCKET AND MASHED IT.
HAD HAND OUTSIDE SCOOP CLEANING ROCK.SCOOP SWUNG WILD AND MASHED 1ST JOINT THIRD FINGER LEFT HAND.
BACKING CRAWLER UP AND SEAT WENT OVER A ROCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING WATER LINE A PART UNDERGROUND AND A SCOOP OPERATOR OPERATING A AR-4 ELKHORN SCOOP ON HIS WAY OUT STRUCK EMPLOYEE RIGHT FOOT.
RIDE IN BUGGY RAN OVER TIMBER PUT HIMIN TOP
INJ RIDING TO OUTSIDE ON CART WHEN IT RAN OUT ROCK IN ROAD.CART THEN HIT RIB CATCHING ANKLE BETWEEN CART AND RIB OF COAL.
TRAVEL FROM FACE TO OUT SIDE IN PERSONNEL CARRIER RUN IN THE SCOOP. AND BRUISE LEFT FOOT SCOOP WAS PARK LONG SIDE ROADWAY.
MOVING CRAWLER BACKED OVER A PIECE OF WOOD PUSHED OPER IN TO ROOF BRUISEDA LOWER BACK
EMPL WAS OPERATING CRAWLET AND WENT THROUGH A SMALL ROLL IN BOTTOM AND RAMMED HIS HEAD AND R SHOUDER AGAINST TOP
EMPL PUT HIS HAND UNDER FRONT OF MANTRIP CAR & BOTTOM MASHED FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ROOF BOLTER CABLE WITH BUGGY AND CBLE CAUGHT FOOT. STRAINED GROIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF REMOVING BELT LINE. THE BELT WAS LAYING ON BOTTOM OF MINE. THE STRUCTURE WAS ALREADY REMOVED. EMPLOYEE WAS LAYING STRUCTURE ON BELT TO RUN IT DOWN TO LOADING POINT. AND GOT ON THE BELT, AND BELT STARTED THROWING HIM OFF.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A MBC 27CL BRIDGE CARRIER AND CAUGHT HIS HEAD IN TOP. HURT BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS RI8ING SCOOP BUCKET. SCOOP BOUNCED UP CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO BRUISE RIBS.
EMPLOYEE STARTE8 OUT SIDE ON BUGGY AND GOT CAUGHT BETWEN BUGGY AND ROOF BOLTER. HE SAID HE WAS THROWN OFF BUGGY. BRUISED BACK AND CHEST.
EMPLOYEE WAS O1ERATING SCOOP AND RUN OVER A PIECE OF ROCK IN ROADWAY THE SCOOP BOUNCED UP CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO HURT HIS BACK.
WHILE RIDING A AR-4 ELKHORN SCOOP PULLING MAN TRIP FROM 001 SECTION TOWARD OUTSIDE. EMPLOYEE RAISED UP STRIKING THE MINE ROOF HURTING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER & BACK.
STRUCK RIGHT ELBOW ON SCOOP DECK WHILE CLEANING UP ROCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING UP MAN TRIP CAR TO SCOOP AND GOT HIS RIGHT LEG NEXT TO FOOT CAUGHTBETWEEN SCOOP AND CAR.