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Employee was operating a Fairchild scoop to clean ribs in the # 9 entry when he said the scoop bucket caught the coal rib and caused him to be bounced into the operators canopy hitting his head. employee was treated and released at ST. Joseph martin hospital and was diagnosed with neck spasms.

Employee had just cleaned the coal feeder with a 488 scoop and he backed into the intersection at the feeder and got off the scoop and stood by the scoop bucket when the shuttle approached the feeder to unload the shuttle car caught the edge of the scoop bucket pushing it onto the scoop operators foot causing a fracture to his left foot.

Employee stated that as he got on the A.L. Lee mini trac he felt a twinge in his back but proceeded to load water line onto a flat car with the mini trac and as he was exiting the operators compartment he felt more pain in his lower back that was really bad. He received a CT scan at ST. Joseph Martin Hospital and was diagnosed with bulging disc's in his lower back.

Employee was riding # 1 section mantrip when the man-trip passed over an uneven section of track which caused the man-trip to shift suddenly from side to side causing the employee to be shifted suddenly as well and he felt sharp pain in his lower back and numbness in his right leg, employee finished the shift.

Employee stated that he turned the #4 belt conveyor off by the remote switch and climbed onto the #4 belt to remove a rock from the #5 head drive and the # 4 belt started up and he was propelled into the belt crossover which is located outby the rock box of #5 head drive, which resulted in bruising to the left shoulder and abrasions to the back.

Employee was trouble shooting the tram switch on a rubber-tired mantrip when it moved unexpectingly causing injury to his right arm.

Victim attempted to remove a nylon string from a turning stuck roller while belt was in operation. Roller began to turn, string caught victims right index finger resulting in a cut which required stitches. Victim finished shift and missed no work.