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EMPL TRAVELING ON A PERSONNEL CARRIER FROM TRACK SUPPLY STATION TO ASSIGNED WORK AREA IN 2 SOUTH WORKING SECTION WHILE TRAVELING ALONG ROADWAY.EMPL STRUCK HEAD AGAINST MINE ROOF RESULTING IN N ECK STRAIN.
THE UTILITY MAN WAS LOADING SUPPLIES ONTO TE SCOOP TRACTOR AT THE TRACK SUPPLY STATION TO CONTINUED COAL PRODUCING ACTIVITIES AT THE FACE ARE. AFTER COMPLETING LOADING SUPPLIES, THE UTILITY M AN BEGAN TO TRAM THE SCOOP TRACTOR TO THE FACE AREA. WHILE TRAVELING ALONG THE ROADWAY, THE SCOOP TRACTOR'S TIRE RAN OVER A CEMENT BLOCK AND JARRED THE EMPLOYEE'S BACK.
THE INJURED HAD ARRIVED AT THE END OF TRACK HAULAGE ENTRY IN THE SOUTH SECTION AND BEGAN TO READY HIS EQUIPMENT FOR A BELTLINE MOVE. THE MARMON RESEARCH PERSONAL CARRIEWR HAD BEEN BACKED CLOS E TO THE TRACK LOCOMOTIVE TO TRANSFER HIS NEEDED EQUIPMENT FROM THE LOCMOTIVE TO THE PERSONAL CARRIER. AS HE WAS STANDING BETWEEN THE PERSONAL CARRIER AND THE LOACMOTIVE, THE PERSONAL CARRIER
INJURED EMPLOYE9 WAS BEING TRANSPORTED TO THE 2 SOUTH SECTION ON A 5 TON NATIONAL MINE LOCOMOTIVE.AS THE RAIL MOUNTED LOCOMOTIVE BEGAB TO GO AROUND THE EAST MAINS TRACK,SWITCH.THE INBY WHEELS JUMPED THE TRAC5 AND THE INJURED PARTY STRUCK HIS LEFT SIDE AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE LOCOMOTIVE RESULTING IN A FRACTURE OF THE 9TH RIB.(EMPLOYEE DID NOT RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTNETION UNTIL 11-23-8
THIS SUPPLYMAN 1ULLED A BLOCK CAR INTO THE 7 NORTH TRACK SWITCH TO PREVENT THE BLOCK SUPPLY CAR FROM DRIFTING THE I NJURED EE PLACED A SKID UNDER THE WHEEL OF THE SUPPLY CAR AS HE BEGAN TO REMOVE HIS HAN8 FORM PLACING THE SKID UNDER THE WHEEL AN 8" CEMENT BLOCK FELL FROM TEH CAR & STRUCK THE VICTIM ON HIS RIGHT HAND RESULTING IN A FRACTURE OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER OF T HE RIGHT H
THE INJURED EMP5OYEE WAS OPERATING A LONG AIRDOX 3 B RUBBER TIRED PERSONNEL CARRIER NEAR THE FACE AREA OF THE 4 RIGHT WORKING SECTION AS HE WAS DRIVING THE PERSONNEL CARRIER, IT HIT A BUMP ON TRAM ROAD AND 7HE INJURED EMPLOYEE FELT A SHOOTING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND RIGHT HIP REGION. THIS WAS LATER DIAGNOSED AS A BACK STRAIN. EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 12-2-85.
INJURED EMP WAS SUPERVISING THE GENERAL LABOR FORCE AT THE TRACK SUPPLY STATION IN THE 4 R SEC TION. THE EMPLOYEES WERE LOADING A PALLET OF CEMENT BLOCKS ONTO THE S&S UNITRAC. THIS FOREMAN HOO KED A CHAIN ONTO THE PALLET AND ONTO THE STINGER OF THE UNITRAC, HE THEN ORDERED THE EMPLOYEE TO PULL THE STINGER OF THE UNITRAC TO A CLOSED POSTION AT THIS TIME THE FOREMAN UNCONSCIOUSLY PL
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE S&S MODEL 486 SCOOP TRACTOR IN THE FACE AREA OF THE 5 SOUTH 005-0 WORKING SECTION. AS HE COMPLETED CLEANUP OPERATIONS IN THE 4 TO 5 CROSSCUT, THIS EMPLOY EE DE-ENERGIZED THE MACHINE AND BEGAN TO EXIT THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT. AT THIS TIME HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND COULD NOT STAND IN A UPRIGHT POSITION.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE NATIONAL MINE 5 TON LOCOMOTIVE ALONG THE 4 RIGHT TRACK HAULAGE. AS THE LOCOMOTIVE WAS IN TRANSIT, THE INJURED PARTY SAT UP ON THE SEAT TO PUT HIS JACKET WORKED UNTIL 5-9-85).
INJURED PARTY WAS OPERATING THE FIAT ALLIS HIGHLIFT WHEN DUST PARTICLES BECAME LODGED IN HIS RIGHT EYE
PUSHING UP FEEDER WITH UNA TRAC GOT HIS THUMB BETWEEN ROOF JACK FRAME OF UNA TRAC
THE INJURED WAS DRIVING A THREE WHEELED JEEP WHEN HE BACKED OVER A CEMENT BLOCK CAUSING THE STEERING HANDLE TO TURN SHARPLY HITTING THE INJURED JUST BELOW THE RIGHT WRIST CAUSING A FRACTURE T HE METACARPUS
THE INJURED HAD BEEN OPERATING THE JOY 21SC IN THE 4 RIGHT SECTION. DUE TO THE UNEVEN ROADWAYS. THIS EE HAD A ROUGH RIDE WHICH RESULTED IN A DIALTION OF THE VEINS UNDER THE SKIN OF THE OPENIN G AT THE THE LOWER END OF THE ALIMENTORY CANAL.
TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR ALONG 4 RT TRAVELWAYS WHEN HIT RUT IN ROADWAY CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE STRIKING HEAD AGAINST CANOPY AND IN TURN BOUNCED DOWN ON SEAT INJURING LOWER BACK.