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16 LT LONGWALL CREW WAS TRAVELING TO SURFACE AT END OF SHIFT, RIDING IN #8 EIMCO MANTRIP. THEIR TRIP WAS PRECEEDED BY #29 TRACK JEEP, ALSO TRAVELING OUTBY. WHEN BOTH TRIPS APPROACHED 1 LT SWIT CH INTERSECTION; THEY STOPPED TRAVEL TO ALLOW FOR #7 EIMCO MANTRIP TO CLEAR INTO 1 LT PANEL. AS THEY RESUMED TRAVEL, OPERATOR OF #8 MANTRIP TURNED HIS HEAD IN RESPONSE TO A YELL FROM OPERATOR
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING SECTION OF STAGELOADER, TO SET ON TOP OF ANOTHER SECTION OF STAGE LOADER, USING NYLON ROPE, SLATE BAR AND ENDLOADER. WHEN ENDLOADER OPERATOR LOWERED THE SECTION OF STAGELO ADER ONTO THE OTHER SECTION , IT TURNED OVER CAUSING SLATE BAR TO STRIKE EMPLOYEE IN FACE AREA.
THE INJURED WAS CLEANING UNDER AND TRAINING RETURN IDLER ROLLERS ON THE 72" SOUTH BELT, WHEN HIS SHOVEL BECAME CAUGHT IN THE ROLLER PULLING HIS ARM INTO THE ROLLER.
THE SECTION MANTRIP WAS ACCIDENTIALLY DIVERTED ONTO THE 16 LEFT TRACK WHERE A 20 TON LOCOMOTIVE WAS PARKED. THE MANTRIP WAS UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE STRIKING THE LOCOMOTIVE. THE INJURED WAS LEANI NG FORWARD AND WAS THROWN AGAINST THE WALLS OF THE PASSANGER COMPARTMENT.
INJURED WAS CROSSING A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE WHEN THE CABLE TOOK UP SLACK, AND KNOCKED THE INJURED TO THE GROUND.
INJURED WAS RIDING ON A PORTAL BUS WHEN HIS MIDDLE FINGER, RIGHT HAND, WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE OPERATORS SEAT AND BATTERIES CAUSING INJURY TO THE TIP OF THE FINGER.
EE WAS PULLING HIMSELF UP WITH HIS HAND ON TOP OF THE CANOPY WHILE MOVING THE MACHINE AND CAUGHT HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND BETWEN THE TOP AND THE CANOPY.
EE WAS STANDING BESIDE SHIELD CAR, AS ENLOADER WAS UNLOADING THE CAR. AS THE ENDLOADER OPERATOR LET THE FORKS DOWN ON THE CAR, THE CAR TILTED, CATCHING EE'S FOOT BETWEEN CAR AND GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON SCRAPER AND GOT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN SCRAPER AND BELT.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR AND HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
WHILE OEPRATING A SHUTTLE CAR, THE INJURED WAS BOUNCED IN THE DECK WHEN THE SHUTTLE CAR STRUCK A HOLE.
EE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK ON OFFSIDE OF SCOOP AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE CANOPY OF THE SCOOP. EE RETURNED TO WORK ON 7-11-93 STATING IT WAS DUE TO HIS ACCIDENT.
WHILE OPERATINAG A SHUTTLE CAR, THE INJURED WAS BOUNCED AGAINST THE TOP OF THE CANOPY AND STRUCK HIS HEAD.
WHILE OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR A LOOSE ROOF BOLT PLATE CAME UNDERNEATH THE CANOPY AND STRUCK THE INJUREDS LEFT HAND.
WHILE OPERATING THE SHUTTLE CAR IN THE #3 ENTRY OF 8 RIGHT. THE SHUTTLE CAR HIT A HOLE CAUSING THE INJURED TO BE THROWN AGAINST THE TOP OF THE CANOPY.
LOADING ROLL OF TROLLEY WIRE WITH END LOADER.WIRE ROLLED OFF PALLET AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEES LEG AGINST END GATE.
INJURED SEAMS TO HAVE STRUCK A RIB WITH HIS SHUTTLE CAR WHILE TURNING INTO A CROSSCUT
54736YEE MISSED ROLLER WITH HAMMER,HAMMER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLER AND BELT PULLING HIS ARM BETWEEN BELT AND ROLLER.
EMPL GETTING INTO MOTOR AND THE MOTOR MOVED.THIS TWISTED KNEE. EMPL WAS DISCHARGED AFTER THIS SHIFT AND HE REPORTED THIS INCIDENT AFTER HE WAS TOLD HE WAS DISCHARGED.
THE INJURED WAS OPERATING HIS SHUTTLE CAR IN THE FACE OF THE #3 ENTRY WITH HIS HAND ON THE HAND RAIL UNDERNEATH THE CANOPY, THE CANOPY THEN STRUCK IT ROOF BOLT PLATE, WHICH BENT DOWN, AND CAME UNDERNEATH THE CANOPY STRICKING THE VICTIMS LEFT HAND AND RESULTING IN THE AMPUTATION OF THE IDEX FINGER AND LACEATION TO THE MIDDLE FINGER.
APPROACHING FEEDER WITH LOADED SHUTTLE CAR TRAM PEDDLE STUCK EMP REACH DOW N TRIEDD TO PULL TRAM PEDDLE UP L. ARM CAUSGH BETWEEN SHUTTLE CAR CNOPY POST AND RIB CAUSING LEFT WRIST TO BE CRUSHED AND BROKEN.