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The man rode on the personnel carrier at the beginning of the shift to the section. When he arrived at the section, he reported that he had back pain from hitting a bump while riding on the carrier.
The man was tramming a personnel carrier along the beltline when he struck a bump causing the steering wheel to spin suddenly. The steering wheel knob struck the man on the hand.
The injured employee was standing along the rib near the crosscut. Another employee started to back up a rubber tired personnel carrier. The operator instructed the man to move and attempted to depress the brakes. The operator inadvertently depressed the tram pedal causing the carrier to move backwards and strike the injured person.
The man was tramming a mantrip into the mine. The front wheel struck a rut in the bottom causing the steering wheel to spin around quickly and strike the man on the hand.
The man was tramming the personnel carrier up the travelway when it became stuck on a rock. As he was traveling in reverse to get off the rock, the brakes failed to stop the carrier immediately and he backed into the rib and struck a post which hit him on the hand.
The injured person didn't realize his foot was under the edge of the skid of lumber he was putting a come-along across as the forks were on the ground but tilted slightly upward. The operator was getting out of the machine to assist. He lowered the forks to ensure they were on the ground and they tilted forward onto the man's foot.
While riding on the personnel carrier on the way out of the mine, the man struck his head against the roof.
Driver was dumping load on an uphill grade on a new modified material surface. While in the process of raising the bed of the truck the surface sank on the driver side of the power unit causing the truck to lay over with partial load still in the bed.
The man was tramming a personnel carrier on the travelway when he hit a rut causing the steering wheel to spin around and strike his hand. Report filed for Medical Treatment Only.
The man trammed a personnel carrier to the continuous miner, which was broken down, to drop off tools. As began to back up the carrier, he inadvertently had the directional control in the forward position. The carrier began to move forward and the man's leg struck the tail of the miner pushing the man's leg against his chest causing a chest contusion.
The man was tramming a mantrip when the wheels of the mantrip struck a rut in the mine floor causing the steering wheel to spin quickly. The steering wheel knob struck the man on the hand.
The man was riding on the mantrip toward the surface at the end of the shift. While making a turn, the operator turned the mantrip close to the rib causing the man's arm to be pinched between the rib and side of the mantrip causing a contusion.
The man was tramming the scoop around a corner from a crosscut to the entry. The scoop slid in the mud causing the man's hardhat to contact an offset in the roof and the backrest of the scoop resulting in a left ear/face laceration.
The man was riding on the personnel carrier with his legs resting on the front fender. While traveling through a check curtain, the man's foot caught on the curtain and caused his leg to hyper extend.
The man was tramming a personnel carrier through an airlock door that was opened. While tramming the carrier, the door started to swing closed and struck the man on the leg.
The man was hooking a chain between scoop 1 and the feeder. Scoop 2 entered the area and was stopping behind scoop 1. As scoop 2 stopped, it slid in the wet bottom and struck scoop 1, causing it to slide forward and strike the man's arms.
The man was hanging a power cable. The man assisting him was sitting on a personal carrier and inadvertently struck the tram pedal and the carrier moved. The man's rt. leg and lt. hand were caught between the carrier and rib. On 10/17/10 it was determined there was a fracture of the lt. hand. Report filed for Medical Treatment Only.
The man was tramming a personnel carrier when the steering wheel spun around and the steering wheel knob struck the man on the hand.
The man was tramming a shuttle car through a crosscut and had the shuttle car get too close to the coal rib. While attempting to tram the car away from the rib, the man caught his arm between the rib and shuttle car.
The injured person was rock dusting by hand in the #4 entry. The scoop operator stopped and gave the person notice that he would be tramming through the area. The scoop operator thought the man was clear and began tramming when the scoop bucket struck the man on the foot.
The man was riding on the mantrip into the section when he struck his hard hat against the roof.
The man was tramming a shuttle car when the canopy struck a roof mat ripping the mat from the roof. The end of the mat came towards the operator's compartment lacerating the man's hand.
EE was tramming a scoop tractor when the machine ran over an uneven bottom causing the machine to bounce and the EE struck his hard hat against the roof.
The man was operating a personnel carrier when it struck a bump causing the steering wheel to spin and twist man's wrist. The man worked regular duty until 10-16-09 when he reported off.
Injured was cleaning up accumulations of coal with a scoop tractor and backed up to turn into a crosscut. The persons hand was positioned outside of cab and while pivoting, the machine caught his hand between the cab and frame of machine. The man amputated his middle, ring and small finger of his hand to the second knuckles.
The man was tramming a ram car when the canopy caught a roof strap. The damaged strap struck the man on the hand causing a laceration.
Employee was using hard control settings to move main pump out of O&K shovel, EE was caught in machinery between the lifting boom and front bed of truck. Employee was air lifted to Conenaugh Hospital.
The man was stepping off the mantrip when the operator inadvertently trammed the mantrip forward. The man twisted his legs causing a muscle strain.
Employee states that as he was walking away from a discussion with the bobcat operator, he was struck in the right leg with the bucket of the bobcat. The operator swung around to move bobcat before the employee had walked a safe distance away.
The man was tramming the shuttle car to the continuous miner. The man pinched his arm between the rib and frame of the shuttle car.
Was receiving training on bobcat. Jumped out of bobcat as equipment was accidentally started and bucket began to lift.
Employee was running rock duster out #8 entry when scoop ran over crib, jarring back. Employee had a history of back trouble, including a prior back surgery.
EE was sitting on same side as scoop operator, approx 50' outby scoop. Scoop operator made a pass to the face, during time EE moved to blind side of scoop. Scoop came around corner, ran over EE's foot.
When the scoop operator pulled back the ram, the ee finger got pinched between the ram and bucket of the scoop.
One scoop was pushing another scoop that broke down when one bucket went over the top of the other. The injured employee who was operating the disabled scoop bounced in his operator's compartment injuring his lower back.
Injured empliyee was attempting to park mantrip in a charging station. Left front tire struck rib line, while attempting to back up from rib-steering wheel turned abruptly in oposite direction striking employee on ungloved hand.
Employee jarred his back while driving a golf cart. He continued to work until August 28, 2006. His first missed scheduled work day was Aug. 29. He is scheduled for an MRI on 9/7/06.
While operating Johnson Industries mantrip, employee caught tire on coal rib causing steering wheel to spin causing laceration to left little finger requiring four stitches.
EE was pushing golf-cart on slippery hill when he lost footing and fell. Cart then ran over Rt. leg & hip area. EE brought in release from work starting 7/19/06
Employee stated the bridge operator bumped the tail of the low belt while backing up. The low belt framework moved and the framework struck his elbow.
Injured employee was assisting shuttle car operator in manually removing trailing cable for inspection. When shuttle car was energized to reel up cable, injured employee was struck in back of left thigh with cable loop.
Employee was operating shuttle car on uneven bottom when he trammed over bottom roll at fast pace car bottomed out slamming employee into seat. He sustained compression to back.
EMPLOYEE WAS RAISING SHUTTLECAR UTILIZING PUMP JACK. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BUILD CRIB FOR STABLIZATION, SHUTTLECAR FELL OFF JACK STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON HARD HAT & SHOULDER AREAS.
While riding out of mine from daylite shift mantrix was backing up when operator foot slipped off brake. Mantrip struck rib. Two days later employee said he felt dizzy wen to doctor. He stated he had sore neck from incident 2 days prior.
EE WAS ASSISTING WITH ADVANCE OF SECTION BELT LINE. HIS BACK WAS TURNED TO THE SCOOP TRACTOR BUCKET. EE WAS IN KNEELING POSITION WHEN ORDER WAS GIVEN TO LOWER SCOOP TRACTOR BUCKET. BUCKET CAUGHT AND INJURED EE ON BOTH HEELS.
Injured person was operating a shuttle car when the tires hit a hole in bottom. this action jarred his back. he sustained a bulged disc in his lower back which requires physical therapy and time off work.
WHILE OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR THE EMPLOYEE HIT A BUMP CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS TAIL BONE ON THE TRAM PEDAL.
Injured person was tramming a shuttle car when he caught his left elbow between the shuttle car canopy post and coal rib. He sustained a fractured bone in elbow which is causing him to lose time from work.
THE EE ACCIDENTALY RAN THE SCOOP BUCKET INTO THE CORNER OF STUMP 6-7, THE SCOOP BUCKLED ENOUGH TO PINCH HIS HEAD AND HELMET BETWEEN THE SCOOP AND ROOF.
INJURED PERSON WAS OPERATING A ROCK TRUCK AT A STRIP SITE. ABOUT 6 HOURS INTO HIS SHIFT HE NOTICED THAT HIS BACK WAS HURTING PRETTY BAD. HE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING BACK PAIN WITH GRADE1 SPOND YLOLISTHESIS. HE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION AND TOLD TO WEAR A BACK BRACE.