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EMPLOYEE STATEDTHAT HE WAS BOUNCED SIDEWAYS IN SEATING COMPARTMENT OF RAIL OPERATED MANTRIP WHILE IN TRAVEL TO HIS WORKING SECTION CAUSING PAIN TO HIS NECK
VICTIM A CO-WORKER STOPPED AT THE #8 BELT DRIVE TO LEAVE SOME HOSES FOR A NEW BELT INSTALLATION. THE 3-WHEELER ROADWAY PASSES UNDER THE #8 BELT & THE CLEARANCE IS APPROX 4' HIGH. DURING TH E PROCESS OF LAYING OFF HOSES THE VICTIM POSITIONED HIMSELF ON TH3 3-WHEELS IN A MANNER THAT THE OPERATOR THOUGHT HE WAS READY TO GO AND TOOK OFF CAUSING VICTIM TO STRIKE BELT GUARD.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP AND PULLED ALONGSIDE A ROCKDUSTER, REACHED OUT OF OPERATORS COMPARTMENT WITH RIGHT HAND TO MOVE A HOSE OUT OF ROADWAY AND IN DOING SO, HE MOVED STEERING LEVER OF SCOOP CAUSING SCOOP TO SHIFT AND MASHED HIS HAND BETWEEN SCOOP DECK AND ROCK DUSTER MACHINE.
EE WAS LEAVING CONTINUOUS MINES WITH LOAD AND RUN THRU VENTILATION CONTROL AND FLY PAD AT CONTROL HIT HIM IN FACE KNOCKING OFF GLASSES AND HAT STRIKING HIM ACROSS EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN UNLOADING 300 FEET OF LAPPED BELT FROM A FLAT CAR, WHILE PULLING BELT WITH SCOOP AND TRAMMING CAR WITH MOTOR TO POSITION BELT AT BELT HEAD. REAR LAPS OF BELT PINNED E MPLOYEE AGAINST BELT CROSS-OVER LADDER.
54736YEE WAS RETURNING FROM FEEDER AFTER DUMPING LOAD WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK IN HAULWAY CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE FROM HIS SEAT WHILE HE WAS STOPPED TO REPLACE HIS HAT ANOTHER UNAHAULER ROUNDED C 69559 & STRUCK HIS HAULER IN REAR
VICTIM STATED HE RAN OVER A PIECE OF ROCK ALONG HAULWAY, CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE UPWARD AND HE LANDED ON HIS SELF RESCUER. HE DIDN'T INFORM FOREMAN UNTIL END OF SHIFT ON SURFACE.
EE WAS RIDING IN THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT OF MANTRIP ALONGSIDE THE OPERATOR AND ANOTHER PERSON . HISELF RESUCER CAUGHT ON A MINE POST TURNING HIM AROUND IN MANTRIP AND INTO HIM, BRUISING HIS RIBS.
HE WAS RIDING IN THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT OF MANTRIP ALONGSIDE THE OPERATOR AND ANOTHER PERSON. HIS SELFRESCUER CAUGHT ON A MINE POST TURNING HIM AROUND IN MANTRIP AND INTO I.NAME.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS CHECKING OUT A HAULER FOR OPERATION, WHILE TRAMMING HAULER HE HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE TOP-PULLING HIM OVER TOWARD THE BACK OF HAULER, HURTING HIS NECK AND BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR WATCHING CABLE TAKE UP & RAN INTO RIB (#6 ENTRY)
EMPL STATED THAT HE WAS RIDING ON MANTRIP GOING TO SECTION WENT UNDER LOWER ROOF & HIT HEAD ON TOP. MEN WERE CAUTIONED ABOUT GOING UNDER LOW TOP. EMPL WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION.
SHUTTLE CAR WAS MARKED & LEFT RUNNING WITHOUT THE BRAKE BEING SET ABOUT 12FT INBY THE SECTION POWER CENTER I NAME WAS NEAR THE OUTBY END OF THE SHUTTLE CAR PREPARING TO USE THE SHUTTLE CAR TO PULL UP CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE IN MAKING A POWERMOVE THE SHUTTLE CAR ROLLED BACKWARD & CAUGHT I NAME BETWEEN THE SHUTTLE CAR & SECTION POWER CENTER
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING MANTRIP WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK IN ROADWAY HURTING HIS LOWER BACK.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS ROCKDUSTING PULLING ROCKDUSTER WITH AHULER HE GOT OUT OF HAULER TO TURN DUSTER HAULER ROLLED FORWARD PINNING HIM BETWEEN DUSTER AND TOP PARK BRAKE WASNT SET ON HAULER.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT SHUTTLE CAR BUMPED FLOATING DECK ON MINER CAUSING IT TO RAISE UP, BUMPING MINER OPERATIONS HEAD AGAINST THE TOP.