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EE STATED THAT WHILE HAULING SUPPLIES AN ELECTRICAL ARE ACCURED ON THE MOTOR. HE JUMPED FROM A MOVING MOTOR RESULTING IN INJURIES TO HIS RT. KNEE AND RT ARM.
AN EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN A MANTRIP WHEN IT STRUCK A PARKED TRIP. SANDERS AND BRAKES WERE WORKING PROPERLY. EMPLOYEE STATED HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING LOADED CLEAN UP BUGGY TO FEEDER WHEN HE RAN OVER HIS REGULAR TRAVELWAY CAUSING HIS BUGGY TO RAISE UP INTO THE AIR. THIS ALLOWED A BROKEN FLY BOARD (UNSEEN) TO COME INTO T HE CANOPY AND HIT THE OPERATOR ON THE SHOULDER AND CHEST.
EE WAS STANDING ON 16-B BELT CAPPING A POST WHEN THE BELT WAS STARTED HE JUMPED FROM A MOVING BELT AND HIT HIS LEG ONTO A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE.
EMP ALLEGES THAT WHILE TRAMMING A 3 WHEELER THE STEERING WHEEL FLEW AROUND AND HIT HIS RIGHT HAND.
AN EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING INSTALL A SCRAPER ON #B BELT DRIVE. THE #12 BELT STARTED FORCING HIM TO JUMP AND INJURED HISS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN A MANTRIP WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH A PARKED MANTRIP AT THE END OF THE TRACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN CONVEYOR STRUCTURE USING PLUMBED TO ALIGN CONVEYOR. HE STEPPED ON CONVEYOR IDLER TO REACH A MARK ON THE STEEL. WHEN HE WAS READY TO GET DOWN HE PUT PRESSURE ON IDLER CAUSING IT TO TURN. AS RESULT, HE FELL THRU THE STRUCTURE. HE HIT HIS HEAD, BACK AND ARMS ON IDLER AND STRUCTURE. FALL TO GROUND WAS APPROX 4'.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT "BETWEEN REPLACING BELT AND THE THREE WHEEL MANTRIP BOUNCING HIM THAT HIS BACK HURTS.
EE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWASY AND BUMPED HIS ARM AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE SHUTTLE CAR.
EE WAS STANDING NEXT TO SCOOPO WHEN A FLAT CAR WAS MOVED ON TRACK. FLAT CAR STRUCK A BELT WADER IN SCOOP AND PINCHED EE'S LEFT LEG.
INJURED WAS OPERATING A 992 END LOADER. HE HIT ABUMP IN THE ROADWAY AND "JARRED" HIM IN HIS SEAT. THIS RESULTED IN LOW BACK PAIN.
EE WAS HAULING RIPRAP DOWN A 10 PERCENT -35 FT WIDE HAULGAEWAY WITH A VOLVO ATRTIOLATE TRUCK. EE DESCENDED GRADE IN TO HIGH A GEAR FOR THE ENGINE BRAKE/RETARDER TO CONTROL THE TRUCKS SPEED. EE LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK AND JUMPED FROM TRUCK. EEWERE SUSTAINED FROM FALL TO THE GROUND.
HE WAS IN A MANBUS WHEN THE BRAKES ON AN VA MANNEL MOTOR LEAKED OFF AND HIT THE MANBUS. THE COLLISION RESULTED IN HIS BEING SHAKEN INSIDE OF MANBUS.
INJURED WAS OPERATING AN END LOADER.HE RAN OVER A LUMP OF COAL JARRED HIM IN THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT AND STRAINED HIS NECK.
EE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR. HE RAN INTO A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY, BOUNCED HIM UP AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE CANOPY.
EE WAS STANDING IN AN ENTRY WHEN A SHUTTLE CAR HOOKED A LOOP IN THE WATER LINE AS THE SHUTTLE CAR PROCEEDED TO THE DUMP THE WATER LINE KNOCKED EE DOWN & ROLLED HIM DOWN THE ENTRY
55061S SCOOPING AN ENTRY WHEN THE SCOOP BUCKET HIT AN OFF SET IN A RIB & BOUNCED THE OPER AGAINST THE SCOOP
95149ED WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE HIT A HOLE INT HE ROADWAY THAT BOUNCED HIM INTO THE CANOPY RESULTING INA STRAIN OF THE BACK AND NECK.
LOADING MATERIAL WITH END LOADER JARRED BACK BOUNCING IN SEAT
TRUCK BED COMING DOWN, TRAPPING LITTLE FINGER ON R HAND MASHED FINGER
EE STATED THAT HIS BACK HURTING. WHEN QUESTIONED ABOUT AN INCIDENT HE STATED HE DIDN'T KNOW. IT MUST BE FROM RUNNING AN END LOADER.
EE WAS STANDING CLOSE TO A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE WHEN THE REEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE CABLE TO RAISE AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FACE.
INJURED WAS OPERATING A MANTRIP CAR WHEN THE FRONT WHEEL HIT AN OBJECT IN THE ROADWAY,TAKING THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF HIS AHND AND STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT WRIST.
WALKING TO SHUT CAR IT STARTED UP CABLE PICKED UP STRUCK ON L KNEE KNOCKED TO GROUND STRAINING KNEE
DRIVING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN CAR DIPPED INTO HOLE IN ROADWAY CAUSING HIM TO HIT THE BOTTOM OF SHUTTLE CAR CANOPY WITH HEAD.
I.NAME TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR THROUGH HOLE IN ROADWAY WHEN CANOPY STRUCK TOP AND TORE OFF A ROOF BOLT.THE PLATE FLEW INSIDE CANOPY STRIKING I.NAME OVER LEFT EYE RESULTING IN LACERATION OVER EYE
I NAME WAS SUPERVISING THE REMOVAL OF A SHUTTLE CAR FROM A HOLE HE TOLD THE SCOOP OPER.TO TAKE THE SCOOP AROUND A BLOCK OF COAL THE SCOOP STARTED BACKING UP WHEN I NAME STEPPED BETWEEN THE SCO OP DIPPER & THE RIB & MASHED HIS LEG
I.NAME WAS A PASSENGER ON A TRACK MANBUS. THE BUS WAS COMING FROM A SIDE TRACK ONTO THE MAIN LINE TRACK WHEN IT WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER TRACK VEHICLE, KNOCKING I.NAME AGAINST THE SAND RIGGING ON THE VEHICLE.
I,NAME WAS BLEEDING BRAKES ON A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN SOME BRAKE FLUID SPLASHED INTO HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING LONG TONGUE FROM DOLLEY WITH AID OF FORK LIFT WHEN TONGUE SLIPPED OFF STRIKING TOP OF RT FOOT
HE WAS IN DECK OF SCOOP ON ROADWAY WHEN ITS FRONT WHEELS WENT INTO A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS HEAD AGAINST ROOF.
EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO FEEDER WHEN HE CUT SH. CAR TO SHARP AND CAUGHT ARM BETWEEN SH. CAR AND RIB.
HIT HOLE IN ROADWAY HIT HEAD AGAINST CANOPY RESULTING IN NECK STRAIN.
I NAME WAS CLEA3ING TAIL ROLLER OF REFUSE STACKERBELT. HE ATEMPTED TO LOOSEN SOME FROZEN MATERIAL WITH A BAR, THE BAR WAS CAUGHT BY THE BELT AND IT FLEW AROUND STRIKING JHIM IN THE HEAD
I NAME WAS HELP3NG MOVE MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY A 3 WHEEL PERSONEL CARRIER WAS ALSO BEING USED TO MOVE CABLE AS CABLE WAS BEING MOVED THE 3 WHEEL CARRIER TIRE RAN OVER I NAME S ANKLE.
THE INJURED WAS3A PASSENGER ON A 3 WHEEL THAT WAS TRAMMING TOWARD THE FACE WHEN HIS LEFT KNEE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE ROOF RESULTING IN A BACK AND KNEE SPRAIN.
THE INJURED HAD3A LOADED S/C OF COAL TRAMMING TOWARD FEEDER WHEN HIS HEAD CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE ROOF,RESULTING IN A STRAINED NECK AND BACK.
I,NAME OPERATIN1 A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE HIT A HOLE IN BOTTOM, CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE HITTING HIS HEAD AGAINST CONAOPY RESULTING IN A CERVICAL NECK STRAIN.
I,NAME WAS INST5LLING A SPAD WHEN A SHUTTLE CAR CAME UP THE ENTRY TOWARD THE FACE, SWUNG INTO THE INTERSECTION TURNING THE CROSSCUT WHEN THE REEL ASSEMBLY STRUCK I,NAME ON THE LEFT THIGH.
I.NAME WAS MOVI3G UP CABLE, AND WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING UP CABLE ON THE SHUTTLE CAR REEL. I.NAME WAS STANDING IN WAY OF CABLE AND IT STRUCK HIM IN RIB
I.NAME WAS HAULING A LOAD OF COAL TOWARD FEEDER WHEN A PIECE OF BROKEN STRAP HEADER THAT WAS SUSPENDED FROM THE ROOF CAME INSIDE DECK OF SHUTTLE CAR THROUGH THE CANOPY AND SHOVED HIM DOWN INT O THE DECK OF THE SHUTTLE CAR
I NAME WAS TRAMMING SHUTLECAR ON FEEDER WHEN THE CANOPY SHEARED OFF A ROOF BOLT AND ROOF BOLT PLATE CAME INSIDE OF CANOPY STRIKING HIM ON FOREHEAD
I.NAME WAS TRAMMING A SHUTTLE CAR TOWARD THE MINER WHEN HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY JARRING HIS BACK
TRAMMING UNITRAC TO END OF TRACK TO GET LOAD OF OIL WHEN RAN OVER ROCK IN ROADWAY AND BOUNCED HIM IN DECK CAUSING CONTUSIONS TO BOTH ELBOWS.
EMP WAS OPERATING SHUTTLECAR WITH HIS HAND ON EDGE OF DECK WHEN SHUTTLECAR GTO TOO CLOSE TO COAL RIB CATCHING FINGERS BETWEEN DECK AND RIB
MR BARNETT WAS OPERATING A PERSONNEL CAR WHEN THE STEERING TIRE HIT A LUMP OF COAL CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO JUMP FROM HIS HAND AND STRIKING HIM ON BACK OF RT HAND
MR TERRY BUCKNER BELT FIREBOSS AWAS ATTEMPTING TO SCRAPE SOME MUD OFF THE TAKE UP ROLLER ON THE BELT DRIVE WHEN THE BELT ROLLER CAUGHT HIS RT ARM