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EE WAS OPERATING THE OFF STANDARD SHUTTLE CAR, WHEN HE RAN OVER A LEDGE IN HIS HAULROAD CAUSING HIS HEAD TO BE THROWN AGAINST CANOPY IN OPER. DECK. EE LEFT WORK ON 10-20-97, SAID HE WAS SICK. GOT TO HOSPITAL WITH HIS NECK HURTING.
EE WA SOPERATING A SCOOP. HE RAN OVER A WOODEN BLOCK IN THE ROADWAY AND THE BUMP CAUSED HIM TO STRIKE HIS HEAD AGAINST THE CANOPY OF THE SCOOP. HE WORKED THE REST OF THE SHIFT AND TOLD HIS SU PRVISOR THAT HE WAS ALRIGHT. HE DID NOT RETURN TO WORK ON HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT ON10-3-97, AT THAT TIME HIS INJURY BECAME REPORTABLE.
EE WAS TRAMMING A SCOOP TO THE CHARGING STATION, AND RAN OVER SOMETHING IN THE ROADWAY. THE JAR AS THE WHEELS DROPPED OVER THE OBJECT CAUSED HIM TO BOUNCE AND STRIKE HEAD AGAINST SCOOP CANOPY. IT RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO HIS FOREHEAD ANDBROKE ONE TOOTH. HE DID NOT RETURN TO WORK ON HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.
EE HAD BROUGHT A MANBUS OUUT OF CHARGING STATION ONTO THE MAINLINE, GOING TO SHAFT BOTTOM. AT THE SAME TIME, THE SUPPLY MOTORS, WITH 4 CARS OF SUPPLIES CAME UP FROM 15-17, ALSO GOING TO SHAFT BOTTOM. THEY COLLIDED WITH THE MANBUS AND EE GOT THROWN FROM THE RIDE HE WAS OPERATING. THIS BECAME A REPORTABLE INJURY ON 5-7-97. THE FIRST DAY OF WORKED MISSED.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON THE LEG BY A BATTERY POWERED SCOOP RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO THE LEG.
EE WAS RIDING IN A MANTRIP, ON HIS WAY OUTSIDE, AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT. AS THE MANTRIP PASSED UNDER AND OVERCAST, EE FAILED TO GET DOWN LOW ENOUGH AND BUMPED HIS HEAD ON THE OVERCAST.
TEH 2132 CREW WAS ON THEIR WAY OUTSIDE AT THE END OF THEIR SHIFT. AT A LOW AREA IN THE MINE ROOF, EE FAILED TO GET HIS HEAD DOWN LOW ENOUGH AND STRUCK A SUPPORT BEAM. HIS FAILURE TO FOLLOW SAF E WORK PROCEDURES RESULTED IN AN INJURY. HE SUSTAINED A MINOR LACERATION ON THE HEAD.
WHILE OPERATING A SCOOP THE EMPLOYEE RAN OVER A WOODEN BLOCK IN THE ROADWAY. THE JARRING ACTION OF THE MACHINE RESULTED IN THE EMPLOYEE BEING INJURED. A LOW BACK STRAIN WAS THE RESULT.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A FALLING WOODEN POST THAT WAS DISLODGED BY A SHUTTLE CAR. THE EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED BRUISED ON HIS HEAD AND NECK AND ABRASION TO HIS RIGHT EAR.
EE WAS UPCOUPLING CARS AT THE SLOPE BOTTOM. AS HE RAISED THE COUPLER HANDLE, THE CARS MOVED SLIGHTLY AND WHEN THIS OCCURRED, HIS RIGHT HAND BECAME PINCHED BETWEEN THE COUPLER HANDLE AND THE NE AREST CAR, RESULTING IN LACERATIONS TO THE FINGERS OF HIS RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS RIDING IN THE MANTRIP ALONG WITH OTHER CREW MEMBERS AT END OF SHIFT. AS THE MANTRIP APPROACHED A LOW PLACE IN THE MINE ROOF, EE FAILED TO GET HIS HEAD LOW ENOUGH IN TO CLEAR THE LOW PLA CE, AND STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE ROOF. THE MANTRIP HAD SLOWED IN THE AREA, & EE HAD BEEN CAUTIONED.
EE WAS RIDING IN THE MANTRIP AS THE CREW WAS GOING TO WORK ON 2/55 SECTION. AT A LOW PLACE ALONG THE ROADWAY, HE FAILED TO BEND LOW ENOUGH IN THE MANTRIP, AND WAS ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK ON THE HA RD HAT BY THE MINE ROOF AS THEY PASSED THE LOW AREA.
A ROCK FLEW OUT OF THE CM CONVEYOR CHAIN AND STRUCK THE EE IN RIGHT HIP & LEG.
A ROCK FELW OUT OF HTE CM CONVEYOR CHAIN AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HIP AND LLEG.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSFERRING PIPE FROM ONE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER WHEN THE PIPE HIT THE BRAKE RELEASE ONE VEHICLE CAUSING IT TO ROLL FORWARD AND PIN HIM BETWEEN THE VEHICLES.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A TRACK LOCOMOTIVE WHEN IT WRECKED CAUSING HIS BACK TO STRIKE A BACKSTAGE RESULTING IN A STRAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK
EE MADE TURN FROM 4 TO 3 XCUT AT FEEDER, HIS CANOPY HIT RIB, CAUSING RIB TO BREAK, WHICH FELL HITTING EE ON RIGHT SHOULDER .
OPERATING 988B LOADER--ACCELERATING INTO SLATE PILE TO PICK UP LOADER BUCKET OF SLATE, AND IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING TORE IN RIGHT SIDE OF LUMBAR BUTTOCK AREA OF RIGHT HIP OR LOWER BACK & HAS PAI N IN RIGHT HIP & RIGHT LEG.
THE MINER TUNNEL AROUND TO FACE THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL OF THE SHUTTLE CAR HE WAS OPERATING AS HE TURNED AROUND, HE TWISTED HIS KNEE RESULTING IN A SPRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED AS 7"X7"X10" POST FELL AND STRUCK HIM WHEN BUMPER OF SCOOP HIT IT, CAUSING IT TO FALL.
TRYING TO HOLD IN SEAT TRAMMING DOWN GRADE FELT PAIN
EMPLOYEE BOUNCED UP INTO CANOPY AS SHUTTLE CAR HE WAS OPERATING HIT ROUGH PLACE IN ROADWAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING ACROSS TO CHARGER, STUCK HEAD OUT TO CHECK CLEARANCE AND WAS STRUCK BY 3X 8 X 48 WOODEN RIB SUPPORT THAT SCOOP TIRE FLIPPED UP.
EMPLOYEE TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR HIT UNEVEN ROADWAYAREA DID BOUNCED UP INTO CANOPY FELT PAIN IN NECK & BACK A INVESTIGATION COMPLETETD 04-17-92
BUGGGY PULLED OUT UNDER MINER BUMPER IT BOUNCED HIM IN CANOPY
WHILE FLOATING OUT NORMAL OPERATOR ON SHUTTLE CAR INJ HIT HOLE IN ROADWAY & BOUNCED UP & STRUCK CANOPY.
EE RUNNING MOTOR COLIDED WITH ANOTHER MOTOR AND THREW HIM AGAINST FRAME OF MOTOR AT OPERATOR DECK.
PASSENGER IN MANTRIP THAT COLLIDED WITH OTHER, MINER STRUCK L SIDE AGAISNT THE FRAME OF VECHICLE RESULTING IN CRACKED RIB
EE WAS CAUGHT ON FOOT BY SHUTTLE CAR CABLE AS SHUTTLE CAR WAS STARTED AND CABLE PULLED HIM DOWN.
EMPL STRUCK HEAD IN LOW CLEARANCE AREA WHILE RIDING MANTRIP TO SHAFT BOTTOM.AREA WAS MARKED.
EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN PIECE OF ROCK CAME OUT OVER SIDEBOARD & FELL INTO THE OPERAT OR DECK
EE WAS TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN PIECE OF ROCK SLID OV CAR ONTO TIRE AND THREW ROCK INTO OPERATOR DECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN BATTERY RUBBER TIRED MANTRIP THAT BOUNCED AS IT RAN OVER A TIMBER BUTT AS IT BOUNCED HIS HAT FELL OFF & HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE MANTRIP FRAMEWORK
EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED WHEN MOTOR HE WAS OPERATING JUMPED TRACK AND JARRED HIM IN OPERATOR DECK.
MAN WAS TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR OVER ROUGHT ROADWAY AREA AND FELT PAIN IN BACK/SHOULDERS AS HE BOUNCED IN SEAT.
EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED WHEN CHAIN HE WAS HOLDING IN POSITION WAS PULLED AND TIGHTENED AGAINST FRAME OF BEWLT CONVEYOR TAKE UP BY SCOOP. HE WAS HOLDING CHAIN UP AWAY FROM GREASE PLUG FITTING WHE N THE CAIN TIGHTENED.
REACHED TO PULL 5 GAL OIL CAN FROM MOVING BELT CONVEY CUT FINGER O N OIL CAN.
EMPLOYEE OPERATING A MANTRIP WAS PRESHIFTING AND AS HE TRAVELED THROUGH A LOW AREA,STRUCK HIS HEAD ON OVERHEAD ROOF SUPPORT MEDICAL TREATMENT ONLY.
EMPL WAS TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR TOWARD DUMPING POINT AND HIT ROUGH PLACE IN ROADWAY AND BOUNCED IN OPERATOR DECK
EMPLOYEES LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OUT OF OPERATOR DECK OF PORTAL BUS WHEN BUS JERKED ON ROUGH SECTION OF TRACK. HE WAS TURNED SLIGHTLY AROUND LOOKING AT RIBS, VEHICLE JERKED AND FOOTSLIPPED OFF DEAD MAN & IT WAS CAUGHT ON RIB COAL THAT HAD FALLEN OVER NEXT TO TRACK RAIL.
MAN WAS STANDING BESIDE BATTERY TRACTOR WHEN OPERATOR LOWERED BUCKET OF TRACTOR ONTO HIS FOOT REPORTABLE AS MEDICAL TREATMENT ONLY
MAN WAS INJURED3WHEN 3-WHEEL RUBBER TIRED MANTRIP VEHICLE RAN OVER FALLEN ROCK IN ROADWAY AND JARRED HIM AGAINST METAL SEAT.REPORTABLE DUE TO RX DRUG FOR PAIN BEING GIVEN.
EMP INJURED WHI5E TRYING TO UNCOUPLE SPPLY CAR IN CURVE WHEN MOTOR BUMPED AGAINST CAR. TIGHT CLEARANCE ON COUPLING HANDLES CAUGHT HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS IN4URED WHEN A WOODEN RIB SUPPORT STRUCK HIM WHILE OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN4URED WHILE LOADING MAN-JEEP ONTO FLATBED DOLLY. LOCOMOTIVE STRUCK JEEP BEING USED TO TOW DOLLY UNDER RAISED MAN-JEEP CAUSING IT TO FALL OFF BLOCKING AND FORCING DOLLY TO ROLL.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN4URED WHILE LOADING MANJEEP ONTO FLATBED DOLLY. LOCOMOTIVE STRUCK JEEP BEING USED TO TOW DOLLY UNDER RAISED MAN JEEP CAUSING IT TO FALL FROM BLOCKING AND FORCING DOLLY TO ROLL, CATCHING MANS F2OT.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN4URED WHEN SHUTTLE CAR RETURNING TO DUMP, CAUGHT CM WATER LINE ON ITS BUMPER & PULLED IT ABRUPTHY. THIS CAUSED MAN'S FEET TO BE JERKED & IT FLIPPED HIM. HE TRIED CATCHING HIMSEL F AS HE FELL. 3
EMP INJURED WHE3 PUTTING C-M CABLE BEHIND BATTERY JACK ON SCOOP BEING USED TO MIVE C/M CABLE. CABLE SLIPPED AND HE WAS PUTTING IT IN POSITION AGAIN WHEN CABLE JERKED AT SAME TIME SCOOP OPERATO R ENGAGED THE H2DRAULIC JACK THUS CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN TOP OF JACK AND BATTERY LIFT LUG
EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED WHILE TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR TOWARD MINER. HE TRAMMED THROUGH UNEVEN AREA OF ROADWAY AND BOUNCED UP OFF SEAT.
EE WAS PUSHING FLAT CAR FORM PANEL STOOD EDGEWAYS BESIDE THE TRACK FELL ON RIGHT HEEL & BROKE TOP OF RIGHT FOOT.