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EMP HAD BEEN CHECKING HIS BACK UP CURTAINS. CAUGHT A RIDE WITH AN EMPTY UNI-HAULER BACK TO FACE.UNI-HAULER WENT THROUGH DIP AND END OF TRAILER BED HIT MINE FLOOR. EMP GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWE EN TRAILER BED AND MINE FLOOR.
EE STEPPED ONE FOOT UPON THE SECTION BELT TO CLEAN THE GOB OFF SWITCH, WHEN THE BELT CAME ON AND THREW HIM ONTO THE MINE FLOOR.
EE WAS OPERATING A RUBBER TIRE MANTRIP, WHEN THESTEERING WHEEL KICKED LOOSE & HIT HIM ON THE THUMB
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING A SCOOP WHICH WAS BEING USED TO PULL THE MANTRIP. THE SCOOP STOPPED TRAMMING AND THE OPERATOR SHOOK THE SCOOP TRYING TO GET IT TO TRAM. HE THEN CUT THE PUMP MOTOR OFF AND T HEN BACK ON AND HIT THE EJECTOR LEVER TO RELEASE THE AUTOMATIC BRAKE. IN DOING SO, HE CAUGHT INJURED'S HAND BETWEEN THE EJECTOR BLADE AND THE BUCKET.
EMPLOYEE GOT IN THE RAILRUNNER IN THE SHOP OUTSIDE TO MOVE IT. HE LEFT HIS LEFT FOOT OUTSIDE OF THE OPERATING COMPARTMENT AND AS THE RAILRUNNER MOVED IT CAUGHT HIS FOOT BETWEEN THE RAILRUNNER AND A METAL SUPPORT POST IN THE SHOP.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING A RAILRUNNER AND WARCHING THE BELT LINE TO FIND PLACES THAT NEEDED SHOVELING. A BELT STRUCTURE FRAME (OVERHEAD) RAN ACROSS THE TRACK. THE STRUCTURE WAS MARKED WITH REFLECTI NG TAPE. THE EMPLOYEE HAD HIS BACK TO THE STRUCTURE AND WAS STRUCK ON HIS CHEEKBONE WHEN THE RAILRUNNER OPERATOR SHOUTED AT HIM.
EE WAS RIDING A 3 WHEEL BUGGY DOWN THE PRIMARY ESCAPE WAY WHEN HE WENT THROUGH A LOW PLACE AND HIS BACK CAUGHT AGAINST THE TOP.
THE MINER WAS STUCK IN THE #1 ENTRY'S RIGHT BREAK. THE UNI-HAULER OPERATOR WAS PULLING THE MINER WHEN HIS CAR KICKED OUT AND CAUGHT THE VICTIM'S FOOT AGAINST THE UNI-HAULER AND A METAL DINNER BUCKET AND THE RIB. THE VICTIM WAS WATCHING THE MINER CABLE. THE COAL HEIGHT WAS 40".
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING UNI HAULER & RAN OVER A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS HEAD ON THE ROOF OF MINE
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING BELT DRIVE BESIDE THE TRACK, THE BRAKE LEAKED OFF THE RAILRUNNER AND IT CAME DOWN THE TRACK STRIKING EMPLOYEE.
EE WAS RIDING THE RAILRUNNER MANTRIP OUT OF MINE AND LET HIS FOOT GO OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE AND HIS FOOT STRUCK A BLOCK OF WOOD TWISTING HIS FOOT AND KNEE.