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MANTRIP PULLING THROUGH FIRE DOORS. DOORS SWUNG BACK STRIKING THE MINER ON HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EE WAS SHOVELING BELT OUTBY THE TAILPIECE, SPLICE CAUGHT SHOVEL & JERKED HIM AROUND & TWISTED HIS BACK.
EE ALLEGED THAT AS HE WAS TAKING A SCOOP LOAD OF SUPPLIES FROM THE SURFACE TO THE FACE, THE SCOOP DROPPED OFF POINT IN AN AREA THAT HAS LOW CLEARANCE AND THAT WHEN HE STARTED TRAMMING THE SCOO P AGAIN IT STARTED TOO QUICKLY AND HE BUMPED HISHEAD AGAINST THE TOP AND HURT HIS NECK.
EE WAS PUSHING ROCKDUST INTO AUGER TYPE DUSTER AND SCOOP MADE TURN. EE'S GLOVE CAUGHT ON AUGER PULLING FINGER INTO AUGER.
WAS OPERATING MANTRIP WHEN STEERING WHEEL JERKED OUT OF HAND. THE KNOB ON STEERING WHEEL SPUN AROUND HITTING VICTIM ON HAND BREAKING A BONE.
WHILE RIDING THE MANTRIP THE SCSR BOX CAUGHT ON A VENTILATION CURTAIN AND SLID INTO HIS NECK. PAIN IN NECK UPON LATERAL MOVEMENT.
EE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HIT A HOLE IN THE FLOOR CAUSING THE SHUTTLE CAR TO JAR THE EE. WHEN THE SHUTTLE CAR JARRED OR BOUNCED THE EE HE SAID HE PULLED OR BRUISED SOMETHING IN HIS L OWER RIGHT SIDE.
AS THE 3 MEN BEGAN TO ROCK DUST, EE GOT HIS FOOT CAUGHT UNDER SCOOP BUCKE TA SSCOOP WAS TRAMMING.
HE WAS A SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR. HE STARTED HAVING PAINS IN LOWER BACK. HE DID NOT TELL FOREMAN UNTIL 1-12-94.
BACKED GOLF CART INTO A PARKED SHUTTLE CAR & CAUGHT LEFT LEG BETWEEN CART & BUGGY INJURING CALF PART OF LEG.
THE MAN BACKED THE ROOFBOLT MACHINE OUT INTERSECTION WHERE SHUTTLECAR CABLE WAS ANCHORED. HE WAS OVER THE CABLE WHEN THE CAR TOOK UP SLACK AND THE CABLE STRUCK HIM.
EMPLOYEE WAS BRINGING A SCOOP FROM FACE TO SURFACE. THE ROADWAY IS VERY ROUGH IN PLACES. HE HIT SEVEN A1 HOLES IN THE ROAD AND WHEN HE REACHED CHARGING STATION ON SURFACE HE WAS HAVING BACK PA IN.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A JOY 21SC SHUTTLE CAR GOING TOWARD THE MINER IN THE #7 ENTRY ON 002 SECTION WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A LOW PLACE. THE EMPLOYEE HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE TOP, INJURING HIS HEA D, NECK AND BACK. HE HAD ALREADY HAULED A FEW LOADS FROM THE MINER BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. (APPROX. 39" HIGH)
CAUGHT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN GARARD FROM DFEEDER AN FEEDER NO LOST TIME.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR-HE WAS TRAVELING TOWARD MINER 4 AFTER A LOAD OF COAL WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK. A ROCK OR A HUMP IN ROAD THROWING HIM INTO THE TOP-THE HEIGHT AT PLACE OF AC CIDENT WAS 40".
45506ERE IN PERSONNEL CARRIER-PREPARING TO ENTER MINE TO SET SPADS. INJURED EMPLOYEE PUT HAND OUTSIDE-UNDER THE BUGGY TO ADJUST HIS SEATING WHEN THE BUGGY HIT A DIVERSION DITCH PINNING THE INJ 49542 HAND BETWEEN THE BUGGY AND THE GROUND.
WAS RIDING MAN TIRP BUS. TURNED GROUND TO TALK TO MEN AND WHEN TURNED BACK AROUND RAISED HEAD INTO TOP. NOTIFIED FOREMAN WENT TO DOCTOR 1 WEEK LATER.
OPER WAS DOING CLEAN UP WORK WITH 482 SS SCOOP. SCOOP HIT HOLE AND JAMMED OPERATORS HEAD AGAINST CANOPY ON SCOOP. THIS DATE WAS 02-12-92 OPER THEN REINJURED NECK 03-06-92 WHILE RIDING ON PERSO NNEL CARRIER.
OPER HIT HOLE WITH S-S4 88 SCOOP OPER WAS THROWNT OWARD CANOPY & THEN HIT SCOOP FLOOR IN PASSAGNER AREA OPER WAS USING A CUSHION OPER APPARENTLY HIT ROUGH PLACE IN BOTTOM
FINGER GOT CAUGHT AT HINGING POINT ON SCOOP.
EMPL ON PERSONNEL CARRIER.LEFT THE DIRECTIONAL SWITCH ON.REACHED TO GET BOX OF MINER BITS OFF ANOTHER DONKEY.ACCIDENTLY MASHED ACCELERATOR ON HIS RIDE.RAN INTO RIB..FOULING EMPL BETWEEN RIB AN D STEERING WHEEL.
CANOPY ON SCOOP STRUCK RIB BREAKING LEGS LOOSE SLID OVER HIT ON SHOULDER
RIDING ON MANTRIP FELL TO KEEP HEAD DOWN HAT STRUCK COLLAR ROLLING HIS HARD HAT OVER HEAD SCRAPPING HIS HEAD
SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR HIT A HOLE WHICH JARRED HIS BACK HE IS COMPLAINING OF PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK ON THE LEFT SIDE AND LEFT LEG.
MAN WAS RIDING A 2 MAN PERSONNEL CARRIER TO D02 SECTION WHEN HE MET A SCOOP TRAVELING TOWARD OUTSIDE. THE MAN PULLED INTO A BREAK TO LET SCOOP PASS. THE HAULROAD WAS ROUGH AND MUDDY. THE BATTE RY END OF SCOOP SLID INTO THE PERSONNEL CARRIER JARRING THE MAN AND INJURING HIS BACK.
STANDARD BUGGY WENT ON HIGH TRAM AFTER BEING ENERGIZED & OPERATOR HAD STEPPED OFF BUGGY RAMMED INTO BACK OF MINER MINER OPERATOR WAS TRYING TO GET OUT OF DECK OF MINER TO AVOID BUGGY HIT HIS H EAD & LEFT SHOULDER AGAINST A ROOF BOLT
RAN OVER ROCK IN ROAD, BOUNCING HIM IN TOP
EMPL WAS OPERATING SCOOP BRINGING IT OUTSIDE. HE GOT AGAINST RIB & RIB FELL OFF INTO SCOOP MASHING MIDDLE FINGER.
HE WAS WORKING AROUND #1 BELT INSTALLING J HOOKS THAT HOLD CONTROL LINE & PHONE. HE REACHED OUT & GOT HOLD OF PIECE OF ALUMINUM WIRE TO INSTALL INSULATOR WHEN WIRE GOT HOLD OF BROKE CASUING HI M TO STUMBEL ONTO #1 BELT WHILE IT WAS RUNNING. HE SAID IT FLIPPED HIM ON BELT CASUING DAMAGE TO LOWER BACK & NECK.
RIDING OUT IN PER CARRIER, HIT BUMP IN ROAD, JARRED BACK R LEG WENT NUMB
OPERATOR I NAME WAS OPERATING A 10SC SHUTTLE CAR WHEN THE CAR HIT A RIB KNOCKING COAL OFF RIB COAL CAME THROUGH CAGE OF CAR CATCHING HIS HAND & BRUISED RT LEG
HE WAS RIDING MANTRIP WERE GOING THRU A FLIE ON TRACK HE TOOK HIS FOOT TO OPEN FLIE CAUGHT HIS FOOT AGAINST TOP HURT LEG.
A PIECE OF ROCK APPROXIMATELY 4" IN DIA. BOUNCED OFF TURN CHUTE ON BELT AND HIT EMPLOYEE (I.NAME) ON LOWER PART OF BACK.
THE STANDARD SC21 SHUTTLE CAR STRUCK THE 2460 MARRIETTA MINER WHILE LOADING CAUSING THE DECK TO BE UPLIFTED INTO THE TOP.
GOING AROUND BREAK AN RUN INTO RIB
OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR AND WENT THRU DIP IN BOTTOM AND END OF S/C SET DOWN AGAINST BOTTOM HARD CAUSING HIM TO HURT HIS NECK.
WORKING ON FEEDER AND LOOSE COAL VIBRATED OFF AND FELL IN RIGHT EAR.HAD TO GO AND HAVE IT WASHED OUT.
SHUTTLE CAR WAS HUNG ON FEEDER. FEEDER OPERATOR WAS CONNECTING HUNG OPERATOR TO ANOTHER SHUTTLE CAR WITH A TURNBUCKLE. THE TURNBUCKLE FLEW LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM ACROSS THE LEFT KNEE.
WHILE TRAMMING MANTRIP INSIDE AND CROSSING UNDER A OVERCAST MANTRIP BOUNCED AND THREW OPERATOR INTO OVERCAST.
WHILE PULLING SHUTTLE CAR WITH SCOOP,CHAIN HIT SHUTTLE CAR,OBJECT HIT OPERATORS EYE.THOUGHT TO BE PAINT FLAKE FROM SHUTTLE CAR.PERSON WORKED REST OF SHIFT.ALSO NEXT SHIFT,THEN WAS OFF 3 DAYS H AD POINT REMOVED FROM EYE.
INJURED HAND, HE HAD HIS HAND ON BELT ROPE WHILE REACHING UNDER BELT WITH SHOVEL, A SPLICE IN BOTTOM BELT HIT A TOP STRUCTURE CAUSING IT TO JUMP OFF OF ROPE AND ONTO HIS HAND. (RIGHT HAND)