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INJURED STATES HE WAS SHOVELING LOOSE MATERIAL FROM AROUND THE #293 BELT TAIL ROLLER AND THE SHOVEL CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE MOVING ROLLER WHICH CAUSED THE SHOVEL TO KICK BACK AND STRIKE HIS LEFT THUMB. THE RESULTING INJURY WAS A SIMPLE FRACTURE OF THE LEFT THUMB LOCATED JUST BEHIND THE THUMB NAIL.
INJURED STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING A MEMCO 102 JEEP ALONG THE POWER ENTRY OF UG AREA 287 HE STRUCK A BUMP IN THE ROAD & JAMMED HIS NECK AGAINST THE MINE ROOF CAUSING A STRAIN IN HIS NECK
WHILE DRIVING A DIESEL RAMCAR, INJURED STATES SHE STRAINED HE LOWER BACK WHEN THE CAR CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE RIB AFTER A STEERING JACK HOSE BROKE.
TWO CREWS WERE TAKING THEIR TOOLS FROM LOCKERS LOCATED AT AREA 200. THE CREW ON #3 MANTRIP WERE LEAVING FIRST. WHILE BACKING UP TO TURN AROUND. THE MANTRIP BUMPED INTO P-16 SCOOTER. THE MANTRI P PULLED FORWARD FORCING THE SCOOTER INTO INJURED, PINNING INJURED BETWEEN THE LOCKERS & THE FRONT OF THE SCOOTER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BESIDE THE #8319-MBC THAT WAS POSITIONED CLOSE TO THE MINE RIB. THE #8320-MBC OPERATOR BACKED HIS UNIT UP CAUSING THE #8319-MBC TO SWING TO THE RIGHT, MASHING EMPLOYEE'S L EFT LEG BETWEEN FRONT OF #8319-MBC AND THE MINE RIB.
WHILE OPERATING UTILITY FEHICLE #9076 WITH HIS FEET OUTSIDE OF THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT HE MASHED BOTH FEET & ANKLES BETWEEN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE & THE 4160 VOLT CABLE SLED THAT HE WAS MOV ING
EE WAS DRIVING A MANTRIP FROM UNDERGROUND WAREHOUSE AREA TURNED WEST INTO 3EAST TRAVELWAY IN FRONT OF THE MANTRIP DRIVEN BY EE NEITHER DRIVER SAW THE OTHER VEHICLE IN TIME TO STOP
EE WAS A PASSENGER ON MANTRIP BEING DRIVEN BY EE WHEN ANOTHER MANTRIP BEING DRIVEN BY EE TURNED INTO ROOM 3 EAST IN FRONT OF EE MANTRIP NEITHER DRIVER SAW OTHER VEHICLE IN TIME TO STOP
THIS EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATINGA MOBILE BRIDGE CONVEYOR, IN AREA 248,W HIHC IS ALOW HEIGHT AREA. HE TRAMMED THIS UNIT OVER A LARGE ROCK THAT HA DFALLEN ON THE FLOOR, WHENT HE TRACK MOVED FORWAR D OFF THE ROCK, THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT STRUCK THE ROCK, FORCING THE OPERATORS COMAPRTMENT UP, CAUSING HIS HEAD TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE MINE ROOF.
OPER VEHICLE PLACED L FOOT OUTSIDE GOT MASHED AND BRUISED BETWEEN THE SIDE OF VEHICLE AND RIB
OPER MOBILE BRIDGE CONVEY UNIT ON KNEES OPER TRAMMING UNIT FORWARD PUSH HIS UNIT IN RIB MASHING R FOOT BETWEEN UNIT AND RIB
EE WAS WATCHING THE TRAILING CABLE ON HELIMINER 8233 WHILE OTHER EE MOVED THE MACHINE. EE SWUNG THE MACHING AROUND AND THE CONVEYOR BOOM STRUCK EE AND MASHED HIM AGAINST THE MINE RIB.
DRIVING LUBE TRUCK ALONG POWER ROOM LEFT FRONT WHEEL HIT POT HOLE I ROAD BOUNCING HIM CAUSING HEAD TO COME IN CONTACT WITH MINE ROOF
EMPLOYEE WAS RETURNING SOME PARTS TO THE UNDERGROUND WAREHOUSE THAT HE HAD PICKED UP EARLIER IN THE SHIFT. HE APPROACHED A TURN AT THE SHAFT AREA TRAVELING TOO FAST. HE COULD NOT GET STOPPED A ND COULD NOT TURN CORNER. THE LEFT FRONT & LEFT SIDE OF SCOOTER HIT THE RIB. EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HIP HIT RIB CAUSING INJURY.
AT START OF 3RD SHIFT ON MARCH 6 1989 WHILE IN ROUTE TO THEIR ASSIGNED WORK AREAS THEY STOPPED AT 140 SHOP TO PICK UP TOOLS & SUPPLIES WHILE BACKING UP MANTRIP TO TURN AROUND AT LEAST ONE OF T HE PASSENGERS WITHOUT REALIZING SHINED THEIR MINE LIGHT INTO MANTRIP OPERATORS EYES BEFORE MANTRIP COULD BE STOPPED BACK OF MANTRIP HIT THE RIB
EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING WOODEN BLOCKS BETWEEN THE TAIL SECTION OF A CONVEYOR BELT AND THE BELT FEEDER. THE BELT FEEDER MOVED SUDDENLY CATCHING HIS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN THE BELT FEEDER AND THE WOO DEN BLOCKS.
THE INJURED WAS3CLEANING PRODUCT FROM WIPER ON HEAD ROLLER OF OVERSIZE PRODEUCT BELT,WITH APUNCH WHILE BELT WAS RUNNING.THE PUNCH BETWEEN WIPER AND BELT ON HEAD ROLLER,PULLING FINGERS OF RIGHT HAND INTO THE 1INCH POINT.AMPUTATING THE FIRST JOINT OF LITTLE AND TWO MIDDLE FINGERS OF RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS RI8ING ON GOPHER TRUCK,WATCHING CABLE THAT WAS BEING MOVED.THE DRIVER STOPPED TRUCK SUDDENLY.EMPLOYEE MOVED HIS ARM SUDDENLY TO BRACE HIMSELF AND HE RECEIVED A SPRAIN TO HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. 3
EMPL DISMOUNTIN1 FROM MANTRIP SLIPPED & FELL.
EE WAS OP A RAM3CAR HAULING ORE FROM RIPPER TO BELT FEEDER. THE CAR HIT A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING HIS HEAD TO CONTACT THE MINE ROOF. HE WAS SENT TO A DOCTOR TO B E EXAMINED IT WAS DIA GNOSED THAT HE 2 AD SUFFERED FLEXION TO NECK & BACK. NO MEDICATION WAS GIVEN. RECENTLY SOME NUMBNESS WAS DETECTED IN HIS NECK SHOULDER & RIGHT ARM. HE RETURNED TO D R ON 12-31-86 & HE DETEC