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WHILE TRAMING SCOOP TO CHARGER RAN OVER A ROCK CAUSING OPERATOR TO JAM HEAD ON ROOF.
WHILE MOVING UP SUPPLY TRAILER WITH SCOOP, OPERATOR GOT HEAD IN ROOF CAUSING PAIN IN BOTH SIDES OF NECK.
EE WAS TAKING DOWN A BACKUP CURTAIN TO MOVE UP, SAW THE SHUTTLE CAR COMING AND THOUGHT THE DRIVER SEEN HIM. CAR STRUCK EE ON LEFT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING DIESEL RIDE, LEFT KNEE WAS HANGING OUT OF DECK, STRUCK LEFT KNEE ON SCOOP BUCKET. SCOOP WAS PARKED.
INJURED PARTY WAS DRAGGING A TRAILOR WITH THE UNIT SCOOP WHEN IT CAME LOOSE HE STOPPED THE SCOOP AND PUT IT IN NEUTRAL BUT DID NOT TURN THE SCOOP OFF. AS HE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE HE NOTICED T HE SCOOP WAS MOVING, AS HE TURNED AROUND HE SEENTHAT THE SCOOP WAS JUST ABOUT THE HOT THE COAL RIB. HE SLID BACK INTO THE SCOOP RIGHT AS IT WAS HITTING THE RIB STRIKING HIS HEAD AGAINST THE C
INJURED PARTY WAS RIDING THE MANTRIP 2-6-01 WHEN THE MANTRIP RAN OVER A ROCK IN THE ROAD CAUSING THE MANTRIP TO BOUNCE UP. AT THIS TIME THE INJURED PARTY SAID HE A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THIS INJURY WAS NOT TURNED IN TILL 2-12-01.
INJURED PARTY WAS DRIVING A SHUTTLE CAR ON THE 2 UNIT WHEN HE TURNED OUT OF THE X CUT BETWEEN 7 TO 6 ENTRY INTO THE ENTRY AND GOT TO CLOSE TO THE COAL RIB STRIKING IT WITH HIM RIGHT ARM.
INJURED WAS DRIVING THE WALLACE 2 MAN WHICH IS IDENTIFIED AS DUV2-2589LP. AS HE WAS COMING OUT OF THE MINE HE JUST PASSED THE PUMPMAN COMING IN DRAGGING SOMETHING. HE PROCEDED TO COME ON OUTSI DE WHEN HE THOUGHT HE HIT SOMETHING IN ROAD CAUSING THE STEERING TO TURN SUDDENLY IN HIS HAND STRIKING HIS HAND THE ARCHES AT THE PORTAL.
INJURED MANTRIP WAS RIDING A MANTRIP WHEN IT HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD CAUSING PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK.
INJ PARTY WAS RIDING THE A.L. LEE MANTRIP OUT WHEN THE REAR DRIVE SHAFT BOLTS BROKE AT TRANSFER CASE LETTING REAR BRAKE DISC FALL FREE OF BRAKE PAD UNKNOWING OF ANYONE AT THIS TIME THE FRONT RING & PINION WERE OUT OF RIDE CAUSING RIDE TO ROLL BACK & STRIKE A ARCH
INJURED PARTIES WERE DRIVING A PERSONNEL CARRIERDOWN THE MAIN EAST SLOPE WHEN ONE OF THE BRAKE PADS BROKE CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL. AFTER THIS HAPPENED THE INJURED PARTIES PUT THE DESSEL RIDE IN REVERSE WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO DIE. AT THIS TIME THE INJURED PARTIES HIT THE ARCHES ON THE MAIN EAST SLOPE.
INJURED PARTIES WERE DRIVING A.L. LEE PERSONNEL CARRIER DOWN THIE MAIN EAST SLOPE WHEN ONE OF THE BRAKE PADS & PAD BRACKETS BROKE COMPLETELY OFF THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY, CAUSING PLUNGER TO COME OUT LEAKING THE BRAKE FLUID, THEREFORE LOSS OF BRAKES. AFTER THIS, INJURED PUT DIESEL RIDE IN REVERSE, WHICH CAUSED ENGINE TO DIE. AT THIS TIME, INJURED PARTIES HIT ARCHES ON MAIN EAST SLOPE.
INJURED PARTY WAS CLEANING UP A SETUP WITH THE S7S SCOOP WHEN HE RAN OVER SOMETHING IN THE ROAD AND IT THREW HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND HEAD INTO THE ROOF.
INJURED PARTY WAS DRIVING A JOY SHUTTLE CAT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK SLID OFF THE COAL HE WAS HAULING INTO THE DECK WITH HIM STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT ARM CUTTING AND BRUISING IT.
INJURED PARTY WAS DRIVING A SHUTTLE CAR ON THE #2 UNIT WHEN HE TURNED AROUND IN THE SEAT. HE HITHIS HEAD UP AGAINST THE CANOPY CAUSING HIM TO JAM HIS NECK.