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WHILE DRIVING CAT 769B END DUMP DOWN AN INCLINE, EE HIT A SLICK SPOT AND LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK HIT A BERM CAUSING THE TRUCK TO TURN OVER. THE EE RECEIVED BRUISES ON ARM AND CHES T FROM THE TRUCK BATTERY. RAIN HAS BEEN FALLING WHICH PRODUCE THE SLICK CONDITIONS.
HE WAS OPERATING THE #3 MBC, SETTING IN DECK WITH CONVEYOR RUNNING & TRAMMING FORWARD. PAPER TOWEL KEPT BLOWING IN HIS FACE & HE KEPT SWATTING IT AWAY AND IT LANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE CONVEYOR REDUCER AND HE REACHED TO KNOCK IT OFF, WHEN HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN THE REDUCER, CUTTING HIS FINGER.
EE WAS SHOVELING IN THE INBY RIB OF A CROSSCUT BETWEEN THE #3 & #4 ENTRY. THE DIESEL SCOOP CAME FROM THE #3 ENTRY ENGINE END FIRST, HE HAD 5 TO 6 FEET CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE SCOOP AND RIB. TH E SCOOP PAST BY AND TURNED LEFT GOING DOWN HILL. IT STOPPED AN DSLID DOWN HILL NEXT TO INBY RIB. EE WAS MOVING OUT OF THE WAY BUT THE SCOOP BUCKET PINCHED HIS LEFT LEG AGAINST RIB.
RIDING IN MANTRIP INTO THE MINE, THE MANTRIP WAS TURNING TO THE LEFT AND THE REAR HALF OF THE MANTRIP BRUSHED UP AGAINST THE RIB CORNER. EE WAS HOLDING ONTO THE VERTICAL POST WITH HIS FINGERS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE MANTRIP. HIS FINGERS GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE RIB AND THE MANTRIP.
DRIVING THE MANTRIP IN AND OUT OF THE MINE, HIT A HOLE AN DHIT HIS HEAD ON THE ROOF OF THE MANTRIP.
EE WAS CROSSING OVER THE CONVEYOR BELT ON THE SECTION'S REM (METAL) FROM THE RETURN SIDE OF THE BELTLINE. THE BELT WAS OFF AND THEN SOMEONE TURNED THE BELT ON CAUSING THE EE TO FALL DOWN ONTO HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. EE HAS BEEN COUNSELED ON THE BELTS. IT IS AGAINST COMPANY POLICY TO CROSS BELT.
CLAIMED THAT HIS NECK WAS INJURED ON MANTRIP. THIS REPORT IS BEING DISPUTED WITH WORKMANS COMPEMPLOYEE DIDN'T NOTIFY ABOUT THE ACCIDENT UNTIL 2 MONTHS LATER.
WHILE RIDING IN MANTRIP TRAVELING INTO MINE, THE MANTRIP HIT A POT HOLE IN ROADWAY IN MAINS ENTRY AT 3XC. THIS CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO BOUNCE OUT OF SEAT, HITTING HIS HEAD AGAINST THE ROOF OF T HE MANTRIP. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING HIS HARD HAT ATTHAT TIME. DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 3-31-00.
BASED ON OUR INVESTIGATION THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING THE #2 CONVEYOR. THE NEXT TIME THE EMPLOYEE WAS PHYSICALLY SITED, HE WAS ON THE #2 CONVEYOR. THE EMPLOYEE ENTERED AN AREA TOO LOW FOR HIM TO PASS AND WAS CAUGHT IN BETWEEN THE MINE ROOF AND THE #2 CONVEYOR. ESTIMATED INJURIES TO APPROXIMATELY 50% OF THE BODY.
EE GOT SMASHED BETWEEN RIBS AND MBC.
OPERATOR WAS SCOOPING #7 HEADING #2 CROSSCUT AND WENT AROUND CORNER AND BACK OF CAB HIT RIB, WHICH ROLLED INTO CAB ONTO OPERATOR'S ARM.
HE WAS CROSSING OVER THE BELT & THE BELT WAS TURNED ON AND HE WAS THROWN FROM THE BELT.
HE WAS CROSSING THE BELT AND THE CONVEWYOR GOT TURNED ON, HIS FOOT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BELTS AND IT TWISTED HIS KNEE.
WHILE LOADING BLOCKS ON RAM CAR, FORKS ON LOADER FELL OFF AND SMASHED LEG BETWEEN RAMCAR AND FORKS ON THE LOADER.
OPERATING RAM CAR AND STARTED TO GET SICK. EE CLAIMED EXPOSURE TO EXHAUST FUMES. REFER TO CITATION/ORDER NUMBER 4367720.
EE RIDING IN SCOOP BUCKET & SCOOP WENT THROUGH LOW AREA HITTING EE IN THE HEAD
RAN NOSE INTO RAM CAR.
THE WHEELS WERE SPINNING ON THE RAMCAR AND IT THREW A ROCK UP AND HIT HIM IN THE EYE.
THE JEEP MANTRIP HAD BEEN PARKED UP THE HILL AND SOMEHOW CAME OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED DOWN THE HILL HITTING 2 EMPLOYEES ON THE SECTION.
THE JEEP MANTRIP HAD BEEN PARKED UP THE HILL AND SOMEHOW CAME OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED DOWN THE HILL HITTING 2 EMPLOYEES ON THE SECTION.
EE WAS OPERATING RAMCAR & IT RAN INTO RIB, & EE HIT HIS HEAD (FOREHEAD) ON METAL SOMEWHERE IN OPERATORS COMPARTMENT