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EE WAS TRAVELING BEHIND ANOTHER PICKUP TRUCK WHEN A CAR COMING FROM OPPOSITE DIRECTION LOST CONTROL AND HIT PICKUP EE WAS FOLLOWING THEN HIT COMPANY VEHICLE EE WAS OPERATING.
DRIVING TRUCK & HITTING ROCK OR BUMPS & OR DIPS IN ROAD.
PERSON WAS DRIVING TRUCK AND SAID IT STARTED BOUNCING AND HURT HIS BACK.
JERKING OF LOADER PRODUCED ACTING IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS DROPPING LOADE DRIAL ROAD CARS FROM PLANT LOADOUT FACILITY, THE CAR HE WAS DROPPING HAD A QUICK RELEASE BRAKE, HE TIRPPED BREAK CAR STARTED DOWN TRACK PICKING UP SPEED BEFORE HE C OULD GET BREAK TIGHTENED FULLY HE HIT AGAINST OTHER LOADE CARS, BUMPING HIS LEFT SHOUDLER AREA AGAIST CAR ON IMPACT.
EMPLOYEE DRIVING SCOOP ON MAINLINE ROADWAY-SCOOPHIT HOLE IN ROADWAY BOUNCING EMPLOYEE IN DECK OR SCOOP - PAIN, STIFFNESS IN LEGS, NECK SORE WHENTURNS HEAD.
WHILE OPERATING A BACKHOE EMPLOYEE NOTICED SOME DIRT & ROCK DISLODGING FROM THE HISHWALL. HE THEN EXITED THE BACKHOE CAB & STARTED TO RUN. SOME DIRT & ROCKS STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK CAUSING HI M TO FALL & INJURING HIS LEFT KNEE.
OPERATOR WAS COMING DOWN A HILL AND SAID FETERDER WENT OUT HE HIT BERM THEN CROSSED ROAD AND WENT OVER THE OTHER BERM CAUSING TRUCK TO TURN OVER.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CAT 988B LOADER IN STRIP PIT. WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING HIS BUCKET WITH SHOT MATERIAL, EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE AGAINST DASH.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON CATWALK AREA OF ROCK TRUCK UNDERNEATH CAB SHIELD A TREE UPROOTED ON BACK FILL AREA DUE TO HEAVY RAIN OF PREVIOUS DAY TREE LIMB STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON HEAD AND SHOULDER CUTTING HIS HEAD AND BRUISING SHOULDER.
WHILE LOADING A ROCK TRUCK, PICKED UP A LARGE ROCK IN THE BUCKET OF LOADER CAUSING THE BACK END OF LOADER TO COME OFF THE GROUND. AS HE STARTED TO LET BUCKET DOWN THE LARGE ROCK ROLLED OUT OF BUCKET, CAUSING THE BACK END OF THE LOADER TO HIT THE GROUND HARD. OPERATOR SSAID THIS INJURED HIS BACK.
EE WAS OPERATING A EUCLID R-50 ROCK TRUCK HAULING OVERBURDEN TO THE DUMP AREA THE TRUCK WENT OVER A LOW SPOT IN THE ROAD CAUSING AN UP AND DOWN MOVEMENT OF THE TRUCK RESULTING IN A PULLED MUSC LE IN HIS LOWER BACK./
ACCORDING TO THE OPERATORS STATEMENT HE SAID A ROCK CAME OUT OF HIS BUCKET CAUSING A SUDDEN MOTION OF THE LOADER RESULTING IN THE SAID INJURY.
THE OPERATOR WAS LOADING SPOIL WHEN HE FELL IN HITTING THE BUCKET AND BOUNCING THE OPERATOR INTO THE ROOF OF THE LOADER.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGED TO HAVE HIT HOLE IN ROADWAY, BOUNCING HIMSELF IN SCOOP. PAIN IN BACK.
DESCENDING HILL JUMPED OUT TRUCK HIT SIDE OF HILL OVERTURNED
DESCENDING HILL JUMPED OUT TRUCK HIT SIDE OF HILL OVERTURNED
COVER PLATE HAD VIBRATED LOOSE ON BELT PRESS. OPERATOR FOUND IT AND TRIED TO PUT IT BACK IN PLACE. THE EDGE OF THE PLATE GOT CAUGHT IN OUTSIDE OF ROLLER AND PINNED LEFT HAND BETWEEN PLATE AN D ROLLER.
HE WAS GOING UNDER CABLE, THERE WAS A HUMP IN THE TOP. HE CAUGHT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE TOP AND JERKED HIS NECK.
MACH TRUCK WAS BEING USED TO HAUL BELT PRESS MUD AND MATERIAL FROM POND TO REFUSE AREA.THE TRUCK WOULDN'T PULL THE HILL AFTER MAKING THE TURN AT REFUSE DUMP,THE TRUCK STARTED TO ROLL BACK,HIT HIM AND TURNED OVER ON SIDE.
HE WAS HAULING COAL FROM FACE ON SCOOP HE CAME THROUGH CURTAIN & HIT HIS HEAD ON A HALFHEADER IT CRACKED HIS HARD HAT & JERKED HIS NECK & BACK
OPER LOADER COMPLAINED OFF BACK PAIN
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 992C FRONT END LOADER ROCK TRUCKS ROCK ROLLED OUT OF SHOT HITTING TIRE SHAKING MACHINE AND CAUSING OPERATOR TO HIT HIS LEFT SHOULDER AGAINST DOOR.
EE HAD HAND ON BRAKE UNIT LAST POWER ON SHUTTLE CAR WHEN THE CLA BRAKE UNIT SET UP HANDLE CAUGHT FINGER AGAINST FRAME OF SHUTTLE CAR AND CUT INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
CONTRACT TRUCK DRIVER HAULING LOAD AROUND STOCKPILE AREA WHERE LOADER WAS WORKING. AS TRUCK CAME AROUND PILE THE LOADER WAS BACKING OFF THE PILE. THE LOADER HIT THE COAL TRUCK ON RIGHT SIDE AG LONG THE BED.
EMPL USING LOADER TO LOAD COAL WHILE OWN LOADER WAS BEING REPAIRED.AFTER REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED LOADER WAS RETURNED TO EMPL AND HE SWITCHED OUT OF IT.EMPL WENT INTO LOADER BUCKET WHEN LOWERED BUCKET COAL WAS HARDER THAN WITH 997C CAUSING EMPL TO SPIN TIRES.
THE MINER HELPER WAS IN #3 HEADING PULLING MINER CABLE AGAINST RIGHT RIB, WHEN SHUTTLE CAR OPERQTOR STARTED UP #3 ENTRY HE STRUCK THE MINER HELPER WITH THE SHUTTLE CAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UNDER BELT LINE. GOT SHOVEL BETWEEN TOP AND BOTTOM BELT. SHOVEL CAUGHT THE ROLLER, PULLING LEFT ARM INTO ROLLER, BROKE LEFT ARM ABOVE WRIST.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING NEXT TO THE RIB IN #3 ENTRY, WAITING FOR ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO MOVE THE ROSE CAR. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE STARTED TO MOVE THE ROSE CAR HE TURNED THE DIRECTIONAL SWITCH THE W RONG AND THE ROSE CAR CAUGHT THE INJURED EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT AGAINST THE RIB. RESULTING IN A SPRAIN ANKLE & BRUISED LEG.
LOADED TRUCK TRAVELING DOWN HLL STEERING TURNED SO FAR LOCKED UP WENT IN BERM STARTED OVER BERM JUMPED OUT INJ TO FT ANLKE
THE EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING BOLTS AND PLATES OUT OF SCOOP BUCKET, ONTO ROOF BOLTER WHEN SCOOP BUCKET WAS LOWERED TO BOTTOM THE BUCKET STRUCK A ROOF BOLT AND THE ROOF BOLT STRUCK THE MAN IN LEFT SIDE OF HEAD. RESULTING IN FRACTURE OF LEFT JAW AND SINUS AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING LOAD TO CRUSHER PLANT WHILE DUMPING TRUCK EMPLOYEE FELT SHARP PAINS IN LOWER PART OF BACK
HOOKING UP MANTRIP,SCOOP JUMPED IN HI POINT AND PIN LEGS.
EE WAS RETURNING TO THE PARKING AREA FROM 1 DUMP WHEN HE STOPPED ON HAVE ROAD TO LET PICK UP TRUCK PASS WHEN OTHER COAL TRUCK STRUCK HIM IN REAR. KNOCKING EE APPROX. 10C 15 FT.
EE WAS DRIVING MACK COAL TRUCK FROM DUMP AREA WHEN HE HIT A HOLE IN THE GOUND CAUSING EE TO STRIKE AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL.
WHILE TURNING THE SCOOP HE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SCOOP. SWIVEL SECTION CAUSING HIM TO GET HIS LITTLE FINGER TO BE CUT OFF FROM THE LAST JOING TO THE END OF HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING HIS 980C LOADER TO BREAK UP COAL TO LOAD ON RUCKS WHILE USING HIS BUCKET LOADER STALLED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO TWIST THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK.
SUDDEN JOLT IN MANTRIP DUE TO ROUGH SURFACE.
EMPL WAS PULLING OUT OF #1 DUMP INTO CREW TO GET BACK ON SCALE. WHEN STEERING WHEEL SLIPPED & SPUN AROUND BENDING FINGER BACKWARDS ON EMPL HAND.
A PICE OF ROCK BEING DUMPED ON THE TAIL PICE WITH COAL CAUGHT RIGHT LEG AGAINST TAILPIECE.
WHILE UNLOADING BOLTS OUT OF SCOOP BUCKET ONTO THE PINNER, ANOTHER SCOOP CAME AROUND THE CORNER AND STRUCK THE MAIN TRIP BEHIND THE SCOOP AND PUSHED IT INTO THE BOLTER TRAPPING THE EMPLOYEE.
WHILE RUNNING A SCOOP THE BRAKE FAILED HE PUSHED HIS BUCKET AGAINST THE BOTTOM FORCING HIS KNEE AGAINST THE TOP.
ON BREAKING ROCK AT THE TAILPIECE THE SCOOP WAS PUSHING COAL TO THE DUMP WHEN APIECE OF DRAW ROICK IN THE COAL FELL OFF THE SIDE OF THE TAILPIECE WEDGING HIS FOOT AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE TAILP IECE.
EMPLOYEE DRIVING SCOOP TO CHARGER RUN OVER BLOCK OF COAL BOUNCING EMPLOYEE CAUSING HIM TO HIT NEHEAD AGAINST THE TOP OF PROTECTIVE CANOPY
EMP WAS DRIVING PERSONNEL CARRIER TO SECTION WHEN HE RAN OVER SOMETHING, SELF RESCURER HIT SIDE OF EMP LEFT SIDE
EMPLOYEE WAS HA6LING MATERIAL IN MACK TRUCK WHEN THE DRIVELINE TWISTED OUT BREAKING AIR LINES. LOOSING AIR PRESSURE, TRUCK ROLLED BACK DOWN HILL STRIKING BANK AND OVERTURNING, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO HIT RIGHT L9G ON DASH OR STEERING COLUMN.
DISCOMFORT IN R7 SHOULDER
EE WAS WLKING A7ROSS #4 ENTRY. #2 S/C OPER WAS WORKING & HAULING THRU #4. EE STEPPED ONE FOOT ACROSS CABLE & #2 S/C TOOK UP SLACK & EE WAS TRIPPED & CAUGHT UP LEFT ARM & S HOULDER IN CABLE.
EMPL CLEANING R3BS OF COAL AND STUD BOLT CAME OFF 1 WHEEL OF SCOOP,FLIPPED UP AND HIT HIM ON THE LIP.CUTTING UPPER LIP AND REQ 9 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS UN5OADING SUPPLIES FROM SCOOP IN INTERSECTION. THE EMPLOYEE WENT BEHIND THE SCOOP TO REHANG AN OVERHEAD CABLE THAT HAD GOTTEN CAUGHT ON TOP OF SCOOP. MEANWHILE SCOOP DRIVER CAME INTO INTERSECT2N TO UNLOAD COAL, NOT REALIZIGN THE OTHER SCOOP OR DRIVER WAS BEHIND HIM, BACKED INTO THE OTHER SCOOP PUSHING THE EMPLOYEE AGAINST THE MINE WALL. EMPLOYEE SUFFERED SEVERAL CRAC