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PARKED TRACTOR IN BREAKTHROUGH SHOVELED BK BELT CAME AROUND HEARD TO CALL OUTSIDE. TRACTOR LEAKED OFF PINNING HIM AGAINST BELT RAIL. MASHED LEG BETWEEN KNEE & HIP
EE WAS TRAINING, #1 BELT BY LEVELING THE BASE OF THE HYDRAULIC TAKE UP UNIT WHEN SOME HOW HIS LEFT ARM WAS PULLED INTO A ROLLER, CRUSHING HIS ARM.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING THE BRIDGE SECTION WHEN THE BRIDGE KICKED SIDEWAYS, TRAPPING THE EMPLOYEE'S FOOT BETWEEN THE BRIDGE AND THE RAPID HAUL. THE EMPLOYEE HAD HIS FOOT ON THE OUTSIDE OF TH E BRIDGE SECTION WHEN THIS HAPPENED.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING A BARGE PUMP USING A SLING AND FRONT END LOADER TO HOIST THE PUMP UP. AFTER HOISTING THE PUMP UPAPPROX 12" FROM THE GRO UND THE PUMP SHIFTED AND SET BACK DOWN STRIKING THE OTHER EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT. BREAKING THE BONE OF HIS LITTLE TOE.
EE WAS STANDING BESIDE ROADWAY TO LET A SCOOP PASS. AS THE SCOOP WENT BY IT PUSHED AN UNNOTICED ROCK ONTO HIS RIGHT ANKLE AND FOOT, CAUSING THEM TO TWIST.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR, HIT THE RIB AND WAS THROWN INTO THE DECK OF MACHINE, HIT MOUTH AND JERKED NECK AND BACK.
EE WAS OPERATING A BATTERY TRACTOR. RAN OVER A ROCK IN ROADWAY, JARRING HIM, INJURING HIS LOWER BACK.
TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR. CANOPY STRUCK A ROOF BOLT AND BROKE LOOSE, PUCHING HIM DOWN IN DECK. HIS KNEE STRUCK HIS CHEST CAUSING PAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING BATTERY TRACTOR AND RAN OVER A ROCK IN THE ROADWAY, THROWING HIM AGAINST CANOPY LEG INJURING HIS RIGHT ARM.
EMPLOYEE PARKED BATTERY TRACTOR HE GOT OUT TO LOAD BELT ROLLERS. THE BREAK LEAKED OFF AND THE TRACTOR ROLLED FORWARD AND CAUGHT HIS LEG BETWEEN THE TRACTOR AND BELT STRUCTURE.
EE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR AND GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE RIB. HE WAS PUSHED IN TIGHT AGAINST RIB AND SHUTTLE CAR AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EE WAS PULLING A PIECE OF LINE CURTAIN WHILE OPERATIVE SCOOP. HE RAN OVER CURTAIN WITH SCOOP. CURTAIN PULLED OUT OF LEFT HAND AND STUCK A NAIL IN HIS FINGER.
OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR ON ROUGH ROADWAY. DEVELOPED BACK PAIN.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS CLEANING COAL UP AT #3 BELT HEAD WHEN HIS SHOVEL WAS CAUGHT IN SPLICE, SPINNING HIM AROUND, HURTING HIS LOWER BACK, LEFT ARM AND LEFT KNEE.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE HIT A ROCK OR HOLE IN ROADWAY CAUSING THE SHUTTLE CAR TO BONCE OPERATOR IN SEAT.
OPER MANTRIP BOUNCED CAUSING HIM TO HIT HEAD ON TOP
DRIVING MANTRIP THROUGH CURTAIN AT LAST SECTION BELT ENTRY CAUGHT SHOULDER ON SAIL BOAT AND PULLED HIM OVER MANTRIP.
SUPPLYING SECTION & PULLING PIN OUT TO UNCOUPLE SUPPLY CAR WHEN CAR ROLLED BACK & CAUGHT LEFT ANKLE BETWEEN SUPPLY CAR.
INJURED WAS OPERATING A SOOP IN LOW AREA AROUND FEEDER AT THE DUMPING POINT ONTO THE CONVERYOR BELT.TRAM STUCK ON SCOOP AND RAN SCOOP UP ONTO BACK OF FEEDER JAMMING INJURED LEG AGAINST TOP.