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THE INJURED WAS BUILDING A BRATTICE ON #1 UNIT. HE DID NOT HAVE THE CURTAIN DOWN AND NO FLAG WAS HANGING TO CURTAIN CAR DRIVER. A RAM CAR RAN THRU CURTAIN, HIT THE TRAILER OF BLOCK, HITTING THE INJURED ON LEFT LEG. THE CAR DRIVER DID SOUND HORN AND FLASH HIS LIGHT BEFORE GOING THRU CURTAIN.
The injured was driving a ram car, from batt. barn to unit, when a 2x4x8' was bolted to roof and isolation curtain was nailed to it. The 2x4 had been knocked loose from roof bolt & was hanging down, as he drove the ram car thru curtain, the 2x4 caught under canopy of car, came in cab, striking him on right knee.
THE INJURED WAS OPERATING THE SCOOP, HE HAD HIS LEFT HAND ON CANOPY EDGE. WHILE TRAMMING SCOOP, THE CANOPY CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE MINE ROOF, MASHING OFF THE END OF (2) FINGERS ON HIS LT. HAND. INDEX & MIDDLE FINGERS, JUST BEHIND FINGER-NAIL.
The injured was operating s&s scoop, he was driving scoop on haulage read just inby feeder, when the ram car operator ran into scoop. the injured stepped in haulage road & car driver did not see him.
EE WAS CHANGING BELTS ON THE #4 BELT DRIVE JUST INSIDE THE WASHER. THE CHUTE AT #4 TAIL WAS PLUGGED. 2 OTHER MEN WERE IN THE AREA, TRYING TO CLEAR TAIL ROLLER & CHUTE. THE THOUGHT EE HAD GONE TO RESTROOM. WHEN THEY JOGGED THE BELT, THE EE GOT HIS 4 LEFT FINGERS IN BETWEEN PULLEYS AND BELT AT DRIVE MOTOR.
Employee was working on the back side of unit belt tail. The belt went off for unknown reason. as he was crawling across top of belt it started up carrying him down the belt for approx. 70'. The area is very low and he hit the mine roof several times.
The injured was dragging with S&S tractor and drag. He ran over a piece of rock in the road, this bounced the tractor and threw him up against the canopy on the tractor, straining his neck muscles.
EE said he was riding in d-mantrip, when driver ran over a rock, this caused ee to fall over against other seat and hurt his rib on left side. The driver of mantrip did not remember this happening.
EE SAID HE WAS BACKING A WATER WAGON IN X CUT WITH A TRACTOR. HE HAD HIS RIGHT ARM OUTSIDE OF THE CANOPY POST OF THE TRACTOR CAB. UPON TURNING THE TRACTOR, HE CAUGHT HIS ARM BETWEEN THE CANOPY POST AND THE GUARD OF THE WATER CAR. HE DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT UNTIL 3/14/04 AT APPROX. 8:00 PM - THE NEXT DAY.
EE WAS DRIVING THE RAM CAR THRU THE INTERSECTION BESIDE CONTINUOUS MINER, ON RETURN SIDE BY SCRUBBER FAN, WHEN A PIECE OF RUST FLEW IN HIS LEFT EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
INJURED WAS DRIVING RAMCAR WHEN DUST GOT INTO HIS LEFT EYE. INJURED WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES & CONTACT LENSES. DUST CAUSED CORNEAL ABRASION.
RUNNING RAM CAR, RAN OVER ROCK OR HOLE- THREW INJURED OUT OF SEAT AND BACK IN SEAT.
ACTIVITY: MOVING 632 OUT OF LINE OF TRAVEL OF FLAT CAR TRANSPORTING 15' RAIL. CORNER OF CAR PINNED EE'S HAND AGAINST BUCK CONTROL LEVER, CAUSING BRUISING OF RIGHT HAND.