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EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING MUCK FROM 7001 PILLAR STOPE.HE WAS DRIVING EMPTY TRAIN IN 62//HAULAGE DRIFT TO 7001.BY #6 VENT HOLE AT SEC. 33,DUST CONDITIONS EXISTED, AND APPARENTLY THAT IS WHERE EMPLO EMPLOYEE GOT FOREIGN OBJECTS IN EYE.EMPLOYEE RECEIVED RX.
APPARENTLY EMPLOYEE WAS GOING OUT WITH A LOADED TRAIN AND STOPPED AT 2500-3100 INTERSECTION TO MOVE A STULL THAT WAS LEANING INTO THE DRIFT. AFTER HE MOVED THE STULL HE CONTINUED GOING OUT WIT H HIS TRAIN, TRAVELED ABOUT 10\ WHEN HIS HEAD STRUCK A PIPE GOING ACROSS THE HAULAGE CAUSING HIM A BLOODY NOSE AND DIZZINESS
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING TAILING AREA DRIVING JEEP 4X4 #57165. HE WAS DRIVING AROUND #3 EVAPORATION POND HE VEERED OVER ONTO THE EAST SHOULDER OF ROAD AND ANGL ED DOWN SIDE OF BANK ABOVE SEEPAGE DITCH. THE JEEP ROLLED OVER ONE COMPLETE TURN, LANDING ON ITS WHEELS IN BOTTOM OF SEEPAGE DITCH CAUSING INJURY TO EMPLOYEES BACK AND CUT ON FOREHEAD
EMP WAS HELPING LOAD A BUNDLE OF TIMBER IN THE CAGE. THE BUNDLE WAS SUSPENDED IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION FROM THE BACK OF THE WINCH TRUCK. WHILE TRYING TO GUIDE THE TIMBER INTO THE CAGE THE BUND LE SWUNG HORIZONTALY AND PINCHED THE EMPLOYEES HAND AGAINST ONE OF THE WINCH TRUCK BOOMS
THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A MOTOR PUSHING A SUPPLY CAR BACK INTO THE MINE, THE SUPPLY CAR WAS LOADED WITH WIRE MESH AND TIMBER. HE WAS PASSING THROUGH A NARROW AREA. A PIECE OF WIRE MESH WAS PR OTRUDING FROM THE RIB. IT HOOKED ONE OF THE ROLLS OF WIRE ON THE SUPPLY CAR AND THE ROLL OF WIRE WAS FLIPPING ON THE CAR AND STRUCK THE MOTOR OPERATOR.
CLEANING TABLES #1 CONV BELT,LOADED AND RUNNING.USING WOODEN RAKE CLEANING ON EAST SIDE OF BELT,BELOW TRANSFER CHUTE.BELT CAUGHT RAKE PULLING RAKE AND OPERATORS ARM ACROSS ROLLER.LEFT FOREARM BRUISED AND WATCH BAND SCRATCHED WRIST.
HE WAS IN THE MANTRIP CAR ON HIS WAY BACK TO HIS WORK LOCATION, WHEN THE MANTRIP CAR HE WAS IN DERAILED. THE CAR HIT A POST CAUSING IT TO STOP SUDDENLY. I THINK THE WENT OFF THE TRACK BECAUSE HITCH OR COUPLING ON THE WAS BINDING. THE CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO RECEIVE WHIPLASH.
THE DRIFT MINER AND HELPER WERE GOING INTO THE FACE OF HAULAGE DRIFT ON MOTOR HELPER WAS RIDING IN BACK OF MOTOR GOING BY 5502 SW COMPARTMENT THE TUGGER CABLE WAS TOO FAR DOWN AND LAYING ON TR ACK THE MOTOR CAUGHT CABLE PULLED IT INTO THE TIMBER SET PULLING IT DOWN CAUSING THE LAGGING FROM THE TIMBER SET TO STRIKE THE HELPER IN THE HEAD AND SHOULDER HELPER RECEIVED PAIN IN LOWER BA
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ON TOP OF THE #320 MOTOR ADDING HYDRAULIC FLUID. THE MOTOR WAS PARKED AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE SHOP AND THERE WERE TWO MOTORS PARKED BEHIND IT. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE STARTED A MOTOR BEHIND HISAND IT ROLLED INTO THE 320 MOTOR CAUSING PADILLA TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL TO THE GROUND, BRUISING HIS LEFT KNEE.
RAYMOND PADILLA WAS COMING TO THE STATION FROM 0700 TIMBER YARD WITH #320 DIESEL MOTOR & ONE EMPTY FLAT CAR. TOBY PADILLA, HAULAGE DRIFT HELPER WAS GOING TO 8100 DRIFT FROM THE STATION WITH 5 EMPTY ORE CARS & #319 DIESEL MOTOR. THE COLLISION BETWEEN THE ORE CARS & #320 MOTOR HAPPENED ON THE CURVE NEAR THE MECHANIC SHOP, ABOVE 200\ FROM THE 0200 TRAFFIC SIGNAL KNOCKER. BOTH MEN CLA
EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING IN THE MANTRIP CAR WHILE THE MOTOR WAS BEING SWITCHED AROUND THE MANTRIP CARS JUMPED THE SCOTCH CHAIN CAUSING THE CARS TO RUN INTO A PARKED TRAIN EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS NECK
EE WAS CLIMBING OVER A PARKED CAR IN 1000 HD & THE MOTORMAN MOVED THE TRAIN CAUSING ELLEN TO BE BUMPED AGAINST THE RIB.