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EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR. HE RAN OVER A ROCK. THE ROCK FLIPPED UP AND HIT HIM ON THEFOOT.
WHILE GETTING OFF MANTRIP THE OPERATOR OF THE MANTRIP LET IT ROLL BACK ON INJURED EE S FOOT INJURY WAS TO THE LEFT FOOT.
SHUTTLE CAR CABLE CAUGHT EMPLOYEES LEGS PULLING LEGS OUT FROM UNDER HIM.HE FELL AND INJURED HIS HIP AND BACK.
THE CONVEYOR CHAIN WAS CAUGHT AND WOULD NOT MOVE, AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO FREE THE CHAIN BY STARTING THE CHAIN. THE CHAIN THEN BROKE AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON LEFT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING 14BU10 LOADER WHEN TRAMMING BACK OUT OF FACE WHEN MACHINE TURN AND HIT RIB. EMPLOYEE ALSO HIT HIS BACK ON RIB, INJURING LOWER BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL AT #1 BELT WHEN LUMP OF COAL ROLLED FROM BELT. HITLINE EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF HEAD. THE BLOW TO THE HEAD REQUIRED STITCHES.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING FRONT END LOADER WHEN HE DROPPED OFF THE EDGE OF ROAD. EMPLOYEE WAS THROWN INTO THE SIDE OF CAB INJURING HIP AND LOWER BACK.
INJURED TOOK MAN BUS OFF CHARGE AND PLUGGED IT IN TO ENERGIZE IT, BUT IT WOULDN'T TRAM. THINKING THE BATTERIES WERE DEAD, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE LEFT THE MOTOR IN FORWARD ENERGIZED AND STEPPED TO BACK OF MOTOR TO PUSH IT A LITTLE WAY. THE MOTOR STARTED TRAMMING, AND INJURED RAN BESIDE IT TO STOP IT WITH BRAKE OR SWITCH. HE WAS CAUGHT PARALLEL BETWEEN TRACKS AND A FLAT CAR, WITH HIS L
INJURED PERSON 4AS RIDING IN 482 SCOOP. CLOTHING CAUGHT UNDER SCOOP BUCKET AND PULLED PERSON LEG UNDER SCOOP BUCKET.
EMPL RIDING IN 6UCKET OF SCOOP TRAVELING TOWARD 001 SE CTION WHEN SCOOP OPER ENCOUNTERED ROUGH BOTTOM.OPER.RAISED BUCKET FROM BOTTOM AND CONTINUED TOWARD SECT. EMPL WAS THEN CAUGHT BETWEEN BUC KET AND ROLL IN3THE TOP.