EE WAS USING A FOUR WHEELER TO COLLECT SLURRY SAMPLES. UPON RIDING IT UP A SPOIL BANK, IT FLIPPED OVER LANDING ON TOP OF HIM.
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Showing 50 of 76EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE OPERATING A SCRAPER ON ROUGH HAULAGE ROAD.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHEN HIS TRUCK SHIFTED GEARS, IT BROKE A DRIVE AXLE CAUSING HIM TO JERK HISNECK AND STRAIN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED THE TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING HIT A POT HOLE BOUNCED HIM UP IN THE SEAT AND STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN HE CAME BACK DOWN.
EE SATED THAT THE CANOPY ON HIS SHUTTLE CAR HUNG IN THE TOP AND CAUSED THE SHUTTLE CAR TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP RESULTING IN HIM HITTING HEAD AGAINST THE CANOPY JAMMING HIS NECK.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHEN THE TRAILER SHOCK BROKE IT CAUSED HIM TO BE THROWN FORWARD AND THEN BACKWARD IN THE CAR CAUSING HIM TO INJURE HIS NECK AND SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE HE WAS CROSSING #10 BELT THE BELT STARTED WHILE HE WAS ON IT.AS HE TRIED TO GET OFF ,HE JUMPED HIS THUMB AND SCRAPPED HIS RIGHT LEG AGAINST A ROLLER.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT BRAKES FAILED ON MANTRIP,CAUSING COLLISION WITH ANOTHER MANTRIP.
EMPLOYEE STATES MANTRIP GOING THRU BAD SPOTS CAUSING TWISTING OF BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS THROWING ROCKS ON THE SLOPE BELT,A ROCK CAME BACK STRIKING HIM IN THE LOWER BACK ON THE LEFT SIDE.
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE ADJUSTING BELT SKIRT IN DUMP PAN, MASHED HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE ROLLER AND THE BELT.
EMPLOYEE CALIMS THE REAR AXLE ON THE TRACTOR BROKE CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS SHOULDER ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAB.
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE TRYING TO CROSS UNDER THE BELT TAKEUP, THE BELT STARTED AND KNOCKED HIM DOWN BETWEEN THE TWO BELTS AND A BOTTOM ROLLER.
EMPLOYEE BECAME INJURED FROM SUPPLY CAR ROLLING DOWN THE SLOPE AND STRIKING A SECOND CAR. WOOD MATERIAL ON LOOSE CAR STRUCK INJURED.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE STARTED TO CROSS THE BLACKTOP CROSSING AFTER BEING GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT,WHEN HE STARTED FORWARD THE HITCH SHOCK BROKE CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS NECK.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THE AXLE BROKE ON THE REAR TRACTOR WHEELS CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE DOOR FRAME AND THE BACK OF THE CAB.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE WALKING THOUGH A CURTAIN A UNITRAC WAS COMING THROUGH AT THE SAME TIME AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEG.
WHILE MOVING A BELT SCRAPER HE WAS STRUCK IN THE LEFT CHEST AREA BY ONE END OF THE SCRAPER.
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE TRYING TO STOP A TROLLEY CMOTOR HE HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON TOP OF THE MOTOR. (HE TRIED TO KILL THE POWER BY REMOVING THE TROLLEY POLE FROM THE TROLLEY WIRE).
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE OPERATING A JITNEY MOTOR HE STRUCK BROKEN DOWN TROLLEY WIRE INJURING HIS RT HAND GROIN AREA & LEFT LEG
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THE ROAD WAS SLICK AND HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS TRUCK AND HIT ANOTHER TRUCK DRIVEN BY I.NAME.
EMPL STATED THAT HE WAS LOADING COAL FROM NO 1 CLEAN COAL STACKER & BACKED INTO SUPPORT LEGS FROM NO 2 CLEAN COAL STACKER CASUING HIM TO HIT HEAD & SHOULDER ON CAB & LEFT KNEE.
RUBBER TIRE MANTRIP WHILE REVERSE STUCK IN HIGH TRAM STRIKING RIB
WHILE OPERATING 21 SC CAR HE STRUCK A HOLE CAUSING HIM TO INJURE HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE WAS HOLDING UP ACABLE SO THAT THE SHIELD MOVER COULD PASS UNDER IT,WHEN THE OPERATOR CAME THROUGH IT AND TURNED,THE TAILGATE THAT WAS LOADED ON THE SHIELD MOVER CAUGHT INJUR EDS FOOT BETWEEN IT AND THE FLOOR.
EMPL OPERATING JITNEY,PIECE OF RAVELING CAUGHT HIM UNDER CHIN ON NECK.
EE STATED WHILE OPERATING UNATRAC HE STRUCK THE END OF THE TRACK CAUSING A SUDDEN STOP.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE RAN OVER SOME COAL OR ROCK AND IT THREW HIM AGAINST THE TOP OF CANOPY.
EMPL STATED JITNEY STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS WITH TROLLEY POLE OFF TROLLEY & WHILE REACHING FOR POLE HE MASHED FINGER BETWEEN POLE & POLE HANGER.
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE PULLING RAILS WITH A JITNEY, A TIE CAUGHT HIS LOWER LEFT LEG, DRAGGING HIM DOWN THE TRACK.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE COMING OUT OF THE MINE THE POLE CAME OFF & THE BRAKES FAILED HE BAILED OFF THE JITTNEY HIS LEFT SHOUDER & HITTING HIS HEAD NEAR THE BACK
UNCOUPLINGSUPPLY CAR FORM ANOTHER CAR MOTORMAN STARTED TO MOVE CAR THAT WAS TO BE UNCOUPLED STAYED LATCHED AND RAN UP ON EMP LEG.
OTHER EMP DRIV ING GOLF CART IN WHICH INJ PASSENGER. DROVE THRU CURTAIN AND HIT THE BACK OF PARKED UNATRAC THROWING INJ OFF THE RIDE . UNATRAC PARTKED WITH 5' OF CURTAIN AND WARNING SIGNS WERE POSTED.
AN EMPLOYEE WAS SWITCHING OUT SOME MOTORS ON THE BOTTOM WHEN JITNEY #148 THREW THE EMPLOYEE OFF DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CONTROLLER THE JITNEY THEN WENT INBY AND STRUCK ANOTHER JITNEY THAT WAS ON T
AN EMPLOYEE WAS SWITCHING OUT SOME MOTORS ON THE BOTTOM WHEN JITNEY NUMBER 148 THREW THE EMPLOYEE OFF DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CONTROLLER THE JITNEY THEN WENT INBY AND STRUCK ANOTHER JITNEY THAT WAS ON THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM WITH 5 EMPLOYEES
AN EMPLOYEE WAS SWITCHING OUT SOME MOTORS ON THE BOTTOM WHEN JITNEY NUMBER 148 THREW THE EMPLOYEE OFF DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CONTROLLER THE JITNEY THEN WENT INBY AND STURCK ANOTHER JITNEY THAT WAS ON THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM WITH 5 EMPLOYEES
AN EMPLOYEE WAS SWITCHING OUT SOME MOTORS ON THE BOTTOM WHEN THE JITNEY NUMBER 148 THREW THE EMPLOYEE OFF DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CONTROLLER THE JITNEY THEN WENT INBY AND STRUCK ANOTHER JITNEY THA T WAS ON THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM WITH 5 EMPLOYEES
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS RIDING IN THE MANTRIP HIT A BAD PLACE IN THE TRACK CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING THE SHUTTLE CAR AND HE HIT A HOLE CAUSIGN HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE CANOPY.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS RIDING IN THE MANTRIP, WENT AROUND SOME CURVES AND JERKED HIM AROUND. THIS JERKING MOTION CAUSED HIM TO HIT HIS LOWER BACK AGAINST HIS SELF-RESCUER.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS PULLING AN OIL CAR BEHIND THE MOTOR HE WAS OPERATING HE TURNED AROUND TO SEE HOW THE OIL CAR WAS RIDING WHILE HE WAS TURNED AROUND HE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST AN I BEAM THAT WAS ACROSS THE TOP OF THE TRACK
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHEN HE WAS BACKING UP ON THE DOZER HE STRUCK A LARGE ROCK THE JOLT CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT TO THE NEXT HIGHER GEAR CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS NECK WHEN THE DOZER ACCELERATED
A WITNESS TO TH9 ACCIDENT STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS GOING OUT TO LOAD UP A JACK THE FRONT OF THE UNITRAC BUCKET STRUCK A JITNEY THAT WAS PARKED ON THE TRACK. THAT JITNEY THEN HIT ANOTHER JITNE AND IT CAUGHT T2E INJ EMP BETWEEN IT AND RAIL ROVER
EMP STATED THAT3WHILE OPERATING 21SC HE GOT TOO CLOSE TO RIB AND CAUGHT HIS RT ARM BETWEEN THE SHUTLE CAR AND THE RIB
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE WAS LIFTING A 6 INCH CHANNEL IRON THAT WAS BEING HOISTED BY A CHERRY PICKER THE MATERIAL BEING HOISTED SHIFTED AND HIT HIS HAND
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE OPENED THE DOORS TO A CHUTE ON THE OVERLAND BELT LINE.HE PICKED UP A BAR,TURNED AROUND AND THE BAR HIT A ROLLER CAUSING THE BAR TO KICK BACK AND HIT HIM.
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE WAS RIDING ON A MOTOR, IT HIT ANOTHER MOTOR THROWING THE EMPLOYEE AGAINST THE WHEEL WELL.
EMPLOYEE STATED3HE WAS OPERATING THE 21SC SHUTTLE CAR AND HE CAUGHT HIS ARM BETWEEN THE RIB AND THE CANOPY.
EMP STATED THAT3HE HIT A ROCK IN THE ROADWAY WHILE OPERATING HIS UNITRAC AND IT JARRED HIM STRAINING HIS BACK
HE WAS PULLING 5 TRANSFORMER WITH A MOTOR, THE MOTOR JERKED AND THREW HIM OFF OF THE MOTOR INTO THE TRANSFORMER.