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EE operated shuttle car entire shift near the end of shift he was experiencing pain in neck and shoulder sought medical attention next day.
Employee was operating shuttle car when he hit a bump causing him to strike his head on shuttle car canopy.
EE was riding in travelway on mantrip when the spare tire, which was on top front of mantrip, rolled out and slid. This trapped EE's left foot between the tire and the roof.
Employee left work at 7:00 am on 7/21/08 complaining of a sore back. On 8/8/08 employee claimed injury was caused by under inflated air cushion seat bottoming out when travelling over uneven terrain.
Employee had his right hand grasping the top of the canopy of his shuttle car, while tramming toward the south miner his hand became squeezed between the canopy and the roof.
Employee was tramming his shuttle car toward the continuous miner. The shuttle car slid against the coal rib, which caused the employee's left knee to strike the rib and rebound up into his chest.
EE WAS OPERATIING A SHUTTLE CAR AND HAD JUST RECEIVED A LOAD OF COAL FROM CONTINUOUS MINER. HE TRAMMED FROM FACE & MADE THE TURN TO GO WEST TO THE FEEDER. OPERATOR OF 2ND SHUTTLE CAR WAITED FOR EE TO CLEAR THE INTERSECTION. 1ST CAR HAD TO BACK UP A SHORT DISTANCE TO CLEAR THE LEFT RIB. OPERATOR OF 2ND CAR THOUGHT HE HAD CLEARED THE INTERSECTION & PULLED FORWARD STRIKING 1ST CAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING HIS SHUTTLE CAR TOWARD THECONT MINER. THE CAR CAME VERY CLOSE TO THE RIB AND THE EMPLOYEE REACHED OUT OF THE CAR AND INJURED TWO OF HIS FINGERS.
EE WAS OPERATING SCOOP. THE SCOOP BUCKET BRUSHED THE RIB AND A PIECE FELL OFF STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK & SIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING TH EMINER CABLE WITH HIS BACK TOWARD THE SHUTTLE CAR. THE SHUTTLE CAR WAS PULLING AWAY FROM THE MINER ON A SLIGHT PITCHED ENTRY, THE LOADING END OF THE SHUTTLE CAR SLID T O THE SIDE AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE.