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EE WAS TRAVELING FROM THE SURFACE TO THE SECTION THE PERSONNEL CARRIER THE SUBJECT WAS RIDING BOUNCED DUE TO A ROUGH PLACE IN THE HALLWAY. UPON THE IMPACT OF THE PERSONNEL CARRIER SUBJECT STAT ED HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE LEANING ACROSS A BATTERY TRACTOR TO PUT THE BREAKER IN, HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT SIDE.
THIS ALEDGED ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 2-5-93 THE INJURED ADVISED ME ON 3-2-93 THAT HE INJURED HISBACK WHILE OPERATING A 482 S & S SCOOP. I INTER-VIEWED THE 2 WORKERS AND THE FOREMAN THAT ACCOM PANIED THE INJURED ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED DATE THEY STATED THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF ANY ACCID- ENT.
MAKING SPLICE HAULING BELT ON PER CARRIER TRAVELED ALONG SIDE OF CONVEYOR THE PC OF BELT CAUGHT THE RIB CATCHING HIS FOOT BETWEEN THE BELT AND THE PEDAL EXTENDING FOOT
EE WAS IN THE SCOOP BUCKET ROCKDUSTING THE MINES. THE SCOOP RAN OVER SOME ROUGH BOTTOM CAUSING THE INJURED FOOT TO SLIP, CATCHING THE TOE OF HIS BOOT BETWEEN THE SCOOP BUCKET AND THE MINE FLOO R.
THE INJURED WAS WATCHING THE #2 BELT DRIVE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX 4" X 6" X 3" BOUNCED OFF THE #1 BELT TAILPIECE STRIKING HIM ON THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT.
CONVEY IN OPER THE GUARD HAD NOT BEEN INSTALLED AT THE TIME WHICH CAUSED SERIOUS INJ TO R ARM. ACC OCC DURING THE REOPENING INSPECTION.
LOW COAL 482 SS SCOOP WEDGE BETWEEN SCOOP AND TOP.
EMPL WAS MOVING SHUTTLE CAR. TIRE CAUGHT MINER CABLE HANGINGAGAINST TOP PULLING HIM OUT OF DECK BRUSING CHEST.
EMPL WAS RIDING MANTRIP ON HIS KNEES BENT OVER & CAUGHT BACK AGAINST TOP.
EMPLOYEES WERE 9IDING IN PERSONNE L CARRIER ON THE WAY TO THE SECTION.AS THE MANTRIP WENT THRU ROUGH BOTTOM AND LOWER PLACE THAN AVERAGE,THE INJURED'S SHOULDERS CAME IN CONTACT W ITH THE ROOF CA6SING HIM TO BEND FORWARD HURTING HIS LOW BACK.
WHILE THE OPERA7OR WAS IN MOTION HE HAD HIS FINGERS LAYING OUTSIDE THE TRACTOR DECK.AS HE TURNED A BREAK THE CAR AND TRACTOR CAME TOGETHER CATCHING HIS LITTLE FINGER,REQUIRING 12 STITCHES.