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EE was operating a scoop when something fell from the canopy and struck EE's left little finger (pinky finger) just below the second joint.
Employee was riding on a rubber tired mantrip when a piece of belt struck the rescuer box, dislodging it and pinning employee's right foot and ankle. Employee later went to Dr.'s office with swelling and was diagnosed with a contusion and restricted employee's activities.
Employee was hanging cable when rubber tire on mantrip hit foot.
A miner received injuries while they and two coworkers were repairing a belt splice on the 1A conveyor belt. The miner had positioned themselves on top of the conveyor belt when it started.
Employee was riding the section mantrip to the surface after shift had completed. Employee was on knees when employee's jacket caught a roof bolt and employee then turned over. Employee continued to work until 5/5/2019 when employee first received medical attention.
Employee was operating a shuttle car on the 5C section. EE was traveling to the miner on the shuttle car when a 30-foot piece of conveyor belt was located on the mine floor and got folded up on the shuttle car and came into the deck striking EE in the face. An x-Ray revealed a small fracture.
Employee was adjusting the forks on the mini-trac and placed hand between the fork and the retaining bracket, when another employee raised the fork and caught EE's hand in a pinch point. Employee received stitches from this injury.
Employee was riding a rubber tired man trip across the section when ee went under a low place and was caught between the ride and the top.
EE was operating a CAT 906 front end fork loader, while unloading materials, the load became imbalanced on the forks of the machine, resulting in an abrupt release of the front end forks to the ground and jarring the EE inside of the operators cab.
EE was traveling on a rail mounted personnel carrier when the carrier came in contact with another rail mounted carrier on the main line track unexpectedly.
EE was traveling on a rail mounted carrier when the carrier came in contact with another rail mounted carrier on the main line track unexpectedly.
EE was traveling on a rail mounted carrier when the carrier came in contact with another rail mounted carrier on the main line track unexpectedly.
EE was traveling on a rail mounted personnel carrier when the carrier came in contact with another rail mounted carrier on the main line track unexpectedly.
Contractor EE was traveling on a rail mounted carrier when the carrier came in contact with another rail mounted carrier on the main line track unexpectedly.
Contractor EE was traveling on a rail mounted personnel carrier when the carrier came in contact with another rail mounted carrier on the main line track unexpectedly.
Employee was tramming a shuttle car when the metal cover over the pump motor came in contact with a roof bolt causing the cover to become dislodged and striking the employee
While operating the roof bolter, the employee got his fingers caught between the roof bolter canopy and the mine roof.
As the employee was backing through a fly curtain, he placed his left hand outside the canopy to push the curtain out of his line of sight and the canopy struck the rib catching his hand between the rib and canopy causing an injury to his hand and fingers.
The employee was riding on rubber tired mantrip when the wheel hit a piece of belt structure causing the structure to flip up and hit the employee in the back.
Employee was cleaning tail piece and put arm in tail roller and was injured.
Employee was riding a rubbered tire mantrip and stated that he bumped his elbow against the frame of the mantrip.
WHILE LOADING RIPPER DRUMS IN SCOOP, THE INJURED PERSON LAID HIS HAND ON BACK OF SCOOP BUCKET. WHEN THE RAM WAS PULLED IN IT CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE RAM & BUCKET, SEVERING 2 FINGERS & THE FINGER NEXT TO IT.
RUBBER TIRED MANTRIP WAS PARKED ON ENCLINE AND ROLLED APPROX 3 OR 4 FEET AND PINNED EE BETWEEN ANOTHER PIECE OF EQUIPMENT
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A PERMISSIBLE MANTRIP LOCATED 3 BKS OUTBY FACE AT MANTRIP CHARGING STATION. MANTRIP MOVED FORWARD HIS LEFT FOOT GOT CAUGHT BY A ROCK AND PULLED UNDER LEFT FRONT OF MAN TRIP CAUSING CRUSHING INJURY TO LEFT FOOT.