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EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING ON A 4-WHELL MANTRIP INTO THE SECTION. WHILE TRALVELING DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE MANTRIP TIRE RAN OVER A BELT STRUCTURE CAUSING IT TO FLIP UP IN THE AIR & STRIKE THE EMPLOYE E ON THE FOREHEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING 3-WHEEL MANTRIP WHEN THE FRONT WHEEL STRUCK A HOLE IN THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SLIP OUT OF HIS HAND & STRIKE HIM ON THE TOP OF HIS RT HAND EMPLOYEE DID N OT SEEK MEDICAL ATT ENTION UNTIL 10-04-93
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING ALONG THE BELTLINE IN HIS 4 WHEEL MANTRIP AND STOPPED TO PERFORM SOME MAINENANCE. AS HE WAS GETTING OFF, THE MANTRIP MOVED, CAUSING HIM TO CATCH HIS HEAD AGAINST THE ROO F.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OVER SCOOP BUCKET WHEN THE SCOOP OPERATOR INADVERTENTLY MOVED HIS BUCKET CATCHING THE EMPLOYEE'S LEG BETWEEN HIS SCOOP AND A SCOOP THAT WAS PARKED ALONGSIDE HIM.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A LONG-AIRDOX PERSONNEL CARRIER IN THE MAIN INTAKE TRAVELWAY. I,NAME HIT AN UNEVEN AREA IN THE MINE FLOOR CAUSING HIM TO BE BOUNCED IN THE AIR AND UPON LANDING BACK IN THE SEAT, HE NOTICED PAIN IN HIS LEG AND BACK
EMPL HAS OPERATED JOY 21-SC SHUTTLE CAR FOR PAST 2 YEARS IN COAL HEIGHT RANGING FROM 40" TO 52" WITH HARD LIMESTONE BOTTOM THESE CONDITIONS BOUNCING & STRAIN CONTRIBUTED TO INJURY.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING OVER-SIZE ROCK FROM THE COAL FEEDER (002 SECTION). INJURED PARKED SHUTTLE CAR AT FEEDER, SET A BLOCK UNDER WHEEL, AND WAS POSITIONED BETWEEN IT AND THE COAL FEEDER. THE SHUTTLE CAR DRIFTED OVER THE BLOCK ADN PINNED INJURED'S LEFT FOOT AGAINST THE FEEDER CAUSING THE CRUSHING INJURY.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A JOY 21-SC SHUTTLE CAR AND PERFORMING ROUTINE FACE WORK DURING THE SHIFT. AT SOME POINT DURING THE SHIFT A FOREIGN PARTICLE ENTERED THE EYE CAUSING IRRITATION AND IRRIGATION REMOVAL WAS NECESSARY.
OPERATING PERSONNEL CARRIER IN 2ND RIGHT SECTION.DROVE CARRIER THROUGH BRATTICE CHECK IN #3 ENTRY AND STRUCK LEE-NORSE 265 CONT.MINER. STRUCK SIDE OF BOOM WITH LOWER RIGHT CHEST AND WAS THREOO // THROWN FROM SEAT BY IMPACT OF COLLISION.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING OUT OF THE 2ND RT SECTION OF THE SOLAR #7 MINE ON A LONG AIRDOX PERSONEL CARRIER THE CARRIER HIT A RUT IN THE MINE BOTTOM CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO BOUNCE FROM THE SEAT AND U PON LANDING STRUCK HIS LOWER BACK ON HIS W-65 SELF-RESCURER
EMP WAS IN PROCESS OF CLEANING UP ROCK WITH A MODEL 482 S&S SCOOP TRACTOR. I NAME WAS HAULING LOAD OF ROCK IN 2 ENTRY WHEN THE SCOOP RODE UP ON A PIECE OF ROCK CAUSING EMP TO STRIKE HIS HEA MINE ROOF. TOTAL HEIGHT OF TRAVELWAY WAS APPROX 38 IN AT THIS POINT
EMPL OPERATING 8C WHEN TRAMMING TO CONT.MINER THE SC WENT OVER ROLL IN BOTTOM CAUSING IT TO RAISE 3''.CANOPY LID CAUGHT ROOF BOLT AND PROCEEDED TO TEAR LID FREE OF SUPPORT POSTS INITIALLY HOLD ING LID.CANOPY 5ID STRUCK EMPL ON SIDE OF HEAD CAUSING NECK SPRAIN AND HEAD BRUISE.