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EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON OUTBOARD OF THE EUCLID DUMP TRUCK (WHICH HAD SLID OVER A BANK AND FRONT AND REAR WHEELS OF RIGHT SIDE WAS STUCK IN THE MUD), TWO D9 DOZERS WERE ON BOTH ENDS TRYING TOT REMOVE THE TRUCK. THE EMPLOYEE BECAME FRIGHTENED THAT THE TRUCK MIGHT TURN OVER AND JUMPED.
THE MAN SAID THAT HE STRUCK SOME ROUGH BOTTOM WITH HIS RAM CAR CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS HEAD AGAINST THE CANOPY OF THE CAR. HE COMPLAINED PAIN IN HIS NECK.
RIDING MANTRIP TO SECTION AT CONTRACT MINE WHEN MANTRIP HIT A BUMP IN ROADWAY CAUSING MAN TO INJURE HIS NECK.
THE MAN WAS HELPING A SUPPLY CREW UNLOAD H-BEAMS FROM AN OPEN ENDED SUPPLY CAR. AS THE SCOOP PULLED A BEAM FROM THE CAR, THE BEAM HUNG ON ONE END OF THE CAR AND SWUNG AROUND AND STRUCK HIS LEG CAUSING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.
THE INJURED PERSON WAS STANDING AT HIS SHUTTLE CAR WHEN THE PINNER OPERATOR ACTIVATED THE CABLE REEL ON THE PINNER, AND THE CABLE HIT THE INJURED PERSON, KNOCKING HIM INTO THE SHUTTLE CA R. THE INJURED FRACTURED THE FIFTH RIB ON THE LEFT SIDE.
WHILE GOING TO CHANGE BATTERIES IN COALHAULER, HE RAN OVER THE TIMBER HE WAS THROWN AGAINST THE CANOPY DRIVING HIS HAT DOWN ON HIS HEAD AND POSSIBLY STRAINING HIS NECK.
THE MAN WAS A PASSENGER IN A JEEP THAT BUMPED INTO A PORTAL BUS THAT WAS PARKED AT THE END OF THE TRACK OF THE 1WEST MAINS SECTION. WHEN THE JEEP STRUCK THE BUS IT CAUSED THE MAN TO BUMP HIS B ACK CAUSING A STRAIN.
EE WAS INVOLVED IN PULLING ON H BEAMS WITH THE LOWTRAC AND ROPE OTHER WAS OPERATING THE LOWTRAC EE WAS TRAVELING WITH THE BEAMS THE H BEAM WAS PULLED INTO A CRIB AND THE CRIB FELL ON HIM STRIK ING HIM ON SEVERAL PARTS OF THE BODY AND HIT HISHEAD.
HE TOLD ME HE GOT DUST IN HIS EYE (LEFT) ON 12-14-92 WHILE TRAVELING WITH INSPECTOR (BACKSIDE OF 4 SOUTH BELT). ON 2-17-92 HIS EYE WAS SWOLLEN AND TEARING. HE FILED ACCIDENT REPORT AND WENT T O DR 18TH. HE HAD PREVIOUSLY SIGNED FOR DAYS. MINE WAS IDLE WEEK OF 12-21-92 VACATION.
HE WAS CUTTING A NOTCH IN TIMBER ALONG BELT TO FACILITATE INSTALATION OF A TOP BELT ROLLER HE WAS TRYING TO KNOCK THE NOTCH OUT WITH AN AXE WHEN THE 6IN AIRLINE RUPTURED THE FORCE KNOCKED HIM DOWN CAUSING INJURY HE HAD MULTIPLE BRUISES LACERATIONS & ABRASIONS
MAN WAS OPERATING A RAM COAL HAULER AS HE BROUGHT THE HAULER DOWN THE ENTRY TOWARD THE FEEDER HE STRUCK A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM CAUSING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
A PORTAL BUS WHICH EE WAS OPERATING STRUCK A PARKED MOTOR CAUSING A STRAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK.
AS THE MOVE CREW WAS RECLAIMING HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE, THE TRAILER THEY WERE USING RAN THRU A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING THE TRAILER TO MOVE SIDEWAYS EE LEFT FOOT WAS UNDER THE TRAILER AND WHEN THE TRAILER CAME OUT OF THE HOLE IT BRUISED HIS FOOT.
A SHUTTLE CAR WAS PARKED IN A CROSS CUT DUE TO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS, AND AS INJURED WAS HANGING THE CAR'S CABLE THE MECHANIC TURNED THE CAR ON CAUSING THE CABLE TO KNOCK HIM DOWN STRAINING HIS RIGHT KNEE.
INJURED STATED THAT THE BLOCKING UNDER THE END OF THE TRACK CAME OUT THE MOTOR DROPED DOWN ON END AND THE DECK END WHERE HE WAS RIDING WITH THE MOTORMAN BOUNCED UP AND JARRED HIS LOWER BACK.
COMPLAINED OF SEVERE PAIN IN UPPER BACK DRIVING SHUTTLE CAR THROUGHOUT THE SHIFT.ROAD WAS ROUGH AND THE BOUNCING CAUSED EMPL BACK TO HURT.THE TRAM DISTANCE WAS 250'.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS OPERATING A 4 1/2" ELECTRIC DISC GRINDER WHEN CORD OF GRINDER CAUGHT ON A PIN ON WORK BENCH. THIS ACTION CAUSED GRINDER TO BE PULLED BACK INTO EMPLOYEES LEFT INDEX FINGE R CAUSING A CUT THAT HAD TO BE SUTURED.
HE WAS RIDING PORTAL BUS OFF SECTION WHEN HE GOT TO BRAKE #34 ON 10 DEV. THE BUS STOPPED UNEXPECTEDLY. WHEN HE HIT HIS MOUTH AND CHIN ON THE SELF RESCUER BOX.
EMPLOYEE THREW A TRACK SWITCH AT THE MOUTH OF 9D AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH THE SWITCH, THE HANDLE CAME BACK AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT KNEE.
I.NAME DRIVING A GOLF CART TO THE BOTTOM AT END OF SHIFT.RAN OVER A ROOF BOLT IN THE ROAD AND THE BOLT CAME THROUGH THE FLOORBOARD AND STRUCK IN THE GROIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING ON PARKED SCOOTER AND THE DIESEL BUS WHICH I.NAME WAS RIDING CAME AROUND THE TURN AT THE 9D DOUBLE DRIVES AND STRUCK THE SCOOTER WHICH HE WAS SITTING ON CAUSING HIM TO SLI P AND HE FELL ON HIS BUTTOCK AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE PARKED SCOOTER.
ATTEMPTING TO MOUNT A SLOW MOVING R R CAR TO SET BRAKES FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL R FOOT WAS PINNED BY WHEEL WHICH SEVERED PART OF FOOT, DRUG HIM APP 20 YARDS
A LARGE PIECE OF ROOF ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING I NAME WHICH RESULTED IN FRACTURE OF FOUR RIBS SIZE OF ROCK WAS APPROX 8FT LONG X 4FT WIDE X 31/2IN THICK
OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR HIT HOLE IN THE ROAD AND HIT HEAD ON CAR'S CANOPY JAMMING NECK.1ST DAY ABWSENT FROM WORK WAS 5-22-92.
HE GOT HOLD OF ROPE TO PUT IN METAL BRACKET ON SIDE OF MOTOR TO KEEP ROPE FROM GOING UNDER MOTOR. I.NAME WAS OPERATING MOTOR PULLING RAILS DOWN AND MOVED MOTOR TIGHTENING UP ON ROPE CATCHING H IS RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN MOTOR AND ROPE.
RUN OVER ROCK IN 2 HEADINGS WHILE OPER SHUTTLE CAR
WHILE LOADING A SECTION OF PANLINE (3 PAN SECTION). THE PAN SLID ON THE FLATCAR AND SWUNG AROUND AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT FOOT.
THEY WERE REPLACING BELT ROLLERS ALONG 5 RELAY BELT AND THE JEEP THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN STOPPED TO PUT ONE IN AT 9 BLOCK ON 5 RELAY BELT. #15 JEEP SLID INTO THE JEEP THAT THIS EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN AND KNOCKED HER INTO THE BACK OF THE JEEP.
THE NUMBER ONE CAR WAS COMING FROM THE MINER IN #6 ENTRY. THE CAR CAME THROUGH A CHECK CURTAIN IN THE CROSS-CUT BETWEEN #5 AND 6 ENTRIES AND THE REAR END OF THE CAR STRUCK THE VICTIM IN THE CH EST AND ABDOMEN.
HE REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR HE STRUCK HIS HARDHAT AGAINST THE MINE ROOF WHILE TRAMING #50 DIESEL PORTAL BUS TO THE SECTION. HE IS NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE EXACT AREA.
INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING 2" WATER LINE FROM UNDER SOME BELT WITH A SCOOP AND CHAIN. CHAIN SLIPPED LOOSE AND HOSE CAME BACK AND STRUCK INJURED ON RIGHT FOOT ON THE HARDTOE PART OF BOOT.
HE WAS TRAVELING ON A JEEP MOVING FROM THE MOUTH OF 3 EAST TO MOUTH OF 5 SOUTH WHEN SOMETHING FLEW IN HIS LEFT EYE.
SHE WAS CLEANING BELT WHEN HER SHOVEL CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE BELT. THE SHOVEL KICKED BACK HITTING HER ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER.
WHILE OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR HE HIT A HOLE IN THE HAUL ROAD CAUSING HIM TO HAVE A PAIN IN H IS RT LEG
PICKING UP SMALL ROCK OFF THE STACKER BELT AND RUBBER SKIRT GUARD LACE TO TIP OF THUMB AND NAIL
MANTRIP RAN OVER ROCK IN ROADWAY CAUSING VICTIM TO BE THROWN INTO ROOF OF MANTRIP JAMMED NECK
HE WAS OPERATING MOTOR GOING TO 9 DEV. BRAKES LOCKED UP ON DIESEL MOTOR AND HIT ANOTHER MOTOR. HE HIT HIMSELF AGAINST DECK IN MOTOR AND HURT HIS RIBS, RIGHT ARM, AND HAND AND HIT NECK.
HE WAS COMING FROM 4 HDG DOWN 3 DHG AT SPAD 5063 INTERSECTION & SAID HE RAN OVER PIECE OF CINDER BLOCK & BOUNCED HIM IN TOP OF RAM CAR. HURT LOWER BACK.
RIDING IN JEEP, HEAD MADE CONTACT TIEH ROOF CUT ON R SIDE OF HEAD
WHILE DRIVING A SHUTTLE CAR, SHE HIT A POT HOLE IN THE HAUROAD CAUSING HER TO HIT HER BACK AGAINST THE CAR SEAT.
WHILE OPERATING A SCOOP WITHE HIS ARM OUT OF THE OPERATORS COMPORTEMENT DRAGGING A PIECE OF CURTAIN HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT ARM BETWEEN THE SCOOP AND RIGHT RIB.
EE WAS SHOVELING COAL FROM UNDER TAKE UP. HE PUT A SHOVEL FULL ON BELT AND THE BELT CAUGHT HIS SHOVEL. HE JERKED BACK ON SHOVEL AND HIT HIS RIGHT THUMB AGAINST 3 INCH PIPE AIR LINE BEHIND HIM.
THE STEERING ON THE CAR WAS STIFF, INJURIED STATES HE PULLED A RIGHT SHOULDER MUSCLE. EE CAME OUT OF THE MINE AND STATED HE WAS INJURIED HE DID NOT GO TO A DR TIL FOUR DAYS LATER 4-30-91. WORK ERS COM IS CHECKING TO.
HE TRAMMED HIS BUGGY(OFF STD) THROUGH FLY,GOING TO MINER.HIS BUGGY COLLIDED WITH SCOOP (LIGHT ON) ON OTHER SIDE OF FLY.HE WAS THROWN ABOUT IN THE OPERATOR DECK HURTING HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS SUPERVISING A CREW OF MEN THAT WERE REMOVING SUPER TAKE-UP RAILS THEY WERE USING A SCOOP TO PULL THE RAILS BY USING A ROPE AND SHEAVE. A KNOT FOULED IN THE SHEAVE AND CAUSED EITHER THE CHAIN HOLDING THE SHEAVE OR A PIECE OF THE BROKEN CHAIN TO HIT HIM IN THE CHEEK.
MANTRIP WAS GOING FROM SHOP TO 1ST EAST ON BOTTOM WHILE GOING AROUND CURVE BUS JUMPED OFF TRACK WITH THE FRONT SET OF WHEELS. EE SAID THAT HE HURT HIS NECK AGAIN.
HIS ENDLOADER CROSSED THE SUPPLY YARD RAILROAD TRACKS AT AN ANGLE CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK
THEY WERE COMING OFF 4 EAST WHEN THEY COLLIDED WITH PARKED TRAMS AT THE MOUTH. HE WAS BOUNCED AROUND, AND STRUCK A TOOL BOX WITH HIS RIB CAGE.
OPER SHUT CAR IN ROUGH BOTTOM CONDITIONS AND SAID HIS BACK HURTING
PULING STRUCTURE OUT FROM UNDER BELT AND CAUGHT HIS GLOVE IN HOLE TWISTED IT ON R HAND