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INJURED WAS SHOVELING MUD AND COAL ONTO BELT WITH LONG HANDLED NO 2 SHOVEL.WHEN SHOVEK KICKED BACK TWISTING HIS LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER,INJURED WAS NOT FACING IN DIRECTION OF BELT TRAVEL AND WAS NOT POSITIONING AS HE HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED.
INJURED CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN PRYING ON BEARING ON BRAKE DOWN ROLELR ON PLANT FEED BELT IN AN EFFORT TO ALIGN BELT WHEN BAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND HANDRAIL. INJURED WAS NOT I N PROPER WORKING POSITION AND WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES.
HAD HIS ARM OUTSIDE THE SCOOP AROUND THE SCOOP POST WHEN THE TRAILER CAUGHT HIS LOWER RIGHT ARM BETWEEN TRAILER AND SCOOP.
WHILE DRIVING A3TRACTOR UNDERNEATH A SCREEN GUARDING THE BOTTOM BELT, HE APPRATENLY RAN OVER A ROCK IN THE ROAD AND STRUCK THE GUARD WITH HIS RIGHT ARM.
HAULING COAL AN8 HIT A HOLE IN ROADWAY.
SCOOPING ON ROA8WAY AND RAN OVER A CRIB BLOCK.
WHILE TRAVELING3BACK TO THE SECTION, THE HEAD GUARD ON THE TRACTOR HIT THE RIB CAUSING COAL TO FALL HITTING HIS BACK AND NECK.
WHILE PULLING A3TRAILER FORWARD,THE TRACTOR FLIPPED A HEADER BOARD UP STRICKING INJURED IN THE MOUTH.
DRIVING TRACTOR3RAN OVER ROOF BOLT.BOLT FLEW UP AND STRUCK EMPL ACROSS NOSE AND THREW MUD IN EYE.
HE WAS SCOOPING3THE ROADWAY & RAN OVER A CRIB BLOCK CAUSING HIM TO HIT ON HIS CAP LIGHT
INJURED WAS IN 1ROCESS OF REMOVING A PIECE OF METAL FROM CONVEYOR BELT WHEN FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN METAL BEING REMOVED & ANGLE BRCING LOCATGED BESIDE OF BELT
PULLING A LOAD 2F TIMBERS TO THE SECTION AND WHILE MAKING A LET TURN, A TIMBER WAS STICKING OUT AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK.
LOADING CAR OF 7OAL TRACTOR STARTED TO BOUNCE IN LOOSE COAL CAUSING HIM TO JAR HIS BACK.DIDNT MISS WORK UNTIL 4-22-86.
ROCKDUSTING BEL7 LINE AND HEAD. BELTS WENT OFF AND CAME BACK ON AND EMPLOYEE HAD HIS HAND ON TAKE-UP RAIL
INJURED WAS STA3DING BEHIND A POST ON A CORNER OF AN INTERSECTION A JOY 14BU WAS STUCK AND WAS BEING PULLED BY 2 MOTORS WITH A CABLE ATTACHED. THE CABLE, UNDER PULL CAME OFF THE JOY, FLYING B ACK STRIKING TH9 INJURED IN THE ABDOMEN.
WHILE TRAMMING 8COOP, HIS HAT FELL OFF AND HIS HEAD HIT THE TOP RUPTURING CYST ON SCALP.
RIDING IN BACK OF BELT CAR AND PUT HAND ON EDGE OF CAR.THE BELT CAR STRUCK RIB CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN CAR AND RIB.
HAULING COAL AND HIT BUMP IN ROADWAY CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE AND HIT BACK.
INJ WAS OPERATING MOTOR ON HAULAGE INJ WAS ALLEGEDLY IN PROCESS OF RELEASING THE WIND UP HAND BRAKE ON THE MOTOR BRAKE WAS STIFF AND WHILE USING HIS RT HAND HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE HANDLE WH WHEEL AND LACERATED HIS KNUCKLES AND PINKIE FINGER
ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN INJURED WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO FREE ICE FROM A BELT CHUTE & THE BAR BECAME FOULED BETWEEN THE ICE & THE RUNNING CONVEYOR BELT WHICH CAUSED THE BAR TO STRIKE INJURED ON FOREHEAD.
INJ WAS UNCOUPLING A MOTOR FROM, A FLAT BED MINE CAR COUPLER HAD BROKEN PIN HE INSERTED A ROD OVER PIN MOTOR MOVED CAUSING ROD TO LACERATE RT THUMB
LOADING COAL AND PIECE OF ROCK FELL HITTING EMPLOYEE.