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INJURED WAS AT THE SLOPE TRACK BOTTOM, COUPLING UP SUPPLY CARS. HE PINCHED HIS RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN COUPLER PIN AND FRAME OF THE SUPPLY CAR. THE FINGER WAS FRACTURED AT TIP.
INJURED WAS RID3NG IN A PORTAL BUS THAT WAS GOING TO THE 9A9L2E SECTION BUS DID NOT STOP IN TIME AT THE END OF THE REACTION TRACK AND IT COLLIDED WITH A PARKED SUPPLY CAR INJURED BRUISED HIS L EFT SHOULDER AN8 RIBS AND FACE HE SPRAINED HIS NECK.
INJURED WAS OPE9ATING A SCOOP CAR, SCOOP BUCKET HIT ON OFFSET IN THE RIB WHILE SCOOPING LOOSE COAL. THE SCOOP STOPPED SUDDENLY THROWING INJURED AGAINST THE PANIC BAR IN THE CANOPY.
INJURED WAS OPE9ATING A SHUTTLE CAR RAN OVER HOLE IN TRAMROAD BOUNCED INJURED & CAUSED A STRAIN OF THE LOWER RIGHT BACK
INJURED WAS RID3NG IN A JEEP THAT HAD STOPPED AT THE NECK OF 2 EAST TO CALL CLEARANCE. JEEP BEHIND THIS JEEP COULD NOT STOP IN TIME AND RAN INTO THE JEEP THE INJURED WAS SITTING IN. INJURED WA S THROWN DOWN I3SIDE JEEP. BRUISED HEAD AND BOTH KNEES. LEFT KNEES WAS LACERATED. NEXT DAY INJURED COULD NOT USE LEFT LEG DUE TO KNEE BEING STIFF AND SORE.
INJURED WAS TRA4MING FEEDER AROUND A TURN THRU AN INTERSECTION TO SET FEEDER ON THE 2 WEST BELT.PINNED RIGHT LEG BETWEEN RIB AND FEEDER.FRACTURED UPPER RIGHT LEG.
INJURED STEPPED3ON A TRAILING CABLE FOR A SHUTTLE CAR THAT HAD TRAMMED AROND THE CORNER CABLE TIGHTENED UP AND INJURED WAS KNOCKED DOWN. SPRAINED RIGHT KNEE AND LOWER RIGHT BACK. INJURED CONTI NUED TO WORK AF7ER INJURED.
INJURED WAS OPE9ATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN IT RAN INTO A HOLE IN TRAMWAY.INJURED JAMMED HIS HEAD AGAINST TOP OF CANOPY ROOF (UNDERSIDE OF IT).SPRAINED NECK AND UPPER BACK.
PULLING SCOOP C5R INTO CROSSCUT CLOSE TO THE CORNER OF THE RIB WHEN EH WENT TO SWING SCOOP BUCKET INTO POSITION AND CAUGHT LEFT ELBOW BETWEEN CANOPY HOUSING AND RIB
OPERATING 50 TO3 LOCOMOTIVE ON TAIL TRACK RUNNING NO ON TAIL TRACK THRU LOADED SIDE SWITCH OF ROTARY DUMP FRONT OF MOTOR WENT FOR STRAIGHT BACK OF LOCOMOTIVE SPLIT SWITCH AND LOCOMOTIVE DERAIL EMP BRUISED BOT2 KNEES ON FRAME OF LOCOMOTIVE RT KNEE WAS MOST EXTENSIVELY INJURED LOCOMOTIVE WAS NOT PULLING ANY COAL CARS
RIDING ON JEPP 3NSIDE THE MINE ON MAIN NORTH TRACK. TROLLEY POLE CAME OFF WIRE. REACHED FOR POLE, POLE STRUCK LT MIDDLE FINGER STRAINING TENDONS.
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A 2FT LONG PC OF ANGLE IRON TO CLEAN MUD FROM BELT DRIVE STATIONARY TAKE-UP ROLLER WHILE BELT WAS RUNNING ANGLE IRON GOT CAUGHT IN BELT ANGLE IRON PINCHED INJUREDS HAND AGAI NST FRAME OF BE5T FINGERS OF LEFT HAND WREE LACERATED IN SEVERAL AREAS SMALL FINGER WAS FX
SEATS WERE CUT 2FF ON THIS BUGGY, EMPLOYEE COULD NOT SET STRAIT UP, CAUSING A STRAIN TO LOWER BACK WHILE SITTING ON SEAT OPERATING THE SHUTTLE CAR.
INJURED WAS RIDING IN A JEEP WHEN THE TROLLEY POLE CAME OFF THE WIRE STRIKING INJURED ON RIGHT SIDE OF NECK.
OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR RAN OVER STONE IN TRAMWAYS BOUNCED UP OFF SEAT AND THEN HIT HARD BACK ON SEAT SPRAINED BACK AND LEFT SHOULDER
OPERATING TERES PAN SCRAPER OVER ROUGH HAUL ROAD. BOUNCED UP FROM SEAT AND HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONER VENT LACERATED SCALP.
INJURED WAS STOCKING DOWN IN CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE THAT WAS LOCATED IN THE YARD OUTSIDE,PUSHING ON THE HEAD LEVER AND FORK LIFT WAS AJOINING THE HEAD OF MINER WHEN FORK SLIPPED OUT CAUSIN CAUSING DUST AND DIRT TO FLY GETTING INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
INJURED WAS RIDING IN A SMALL JEEP WHEN TROLLEY POLE JUMPED OFF WIRE, INJURED GRABBED FOR POLE AND WAS STRUCK ON LEFT ELBOW AREA.
OPERATING SC WHEN HIT HOLE IN BOTTOM CAUSED BT ROLL SC BOTTOMED CAUSING LOWER BACK PAIN.
INJURED WAS OPERATING 50 TON LOCOMOTIVE FROM NECK 2 EAST TO RAIL TRACK SOME ONE FORGOT TO ALIGN SWITCH TO 1 OF 2 WHEN THEY WENT THROUGH SWITCH AND 50 TON LOCOMOTIVE WENT IN CROSS ONE SWITCH HI TTING ANOTHER LOCOMOTIVE
INJURED WAS PICKING UP MINER CABLE SHUTTLE CAR HIT INJURED ON LEFT KNEE SHUTTLE CAR WAS LEAVING MINER
INJURED WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR ON ROUGH ROADWAY WHEN WHEEL DROPPED INTO HOLE THROWING INJUREDS HEAD UP AGAINST ROOF OF CANOPY
SUPPLY CARS CAME OFF SECTION RUNNING INTO JEEP INJURED WAS SITTING IN.
WHILE RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR VICTIM HIT A BUMP IN BOTTOM CAUSING VICTIM TO HIT HEAD ON CANOPY AND FALL OUT OF CANOPY THIS SECTION HAS WET AND BROKEN BOTTOM
INJURED WAS OPERATING JEEP WHEN TROLLEY POLE CAME OFF TROLLEY WIRE INJURED REACHED FOR POLE ANDSTRUCK HEAD ON ROOF
INJURED WAS OPERATING 15 TON LOCOMOTIVE WHEN POLE CAME OFF TROLLEY WIRE SWUNG AROUND HITTING INJURED ON LEFT SHOULDER
INJURED WAS STANDING IN NO. 3 ENTRY INTERSECTION WHERE MINES CABLE WAS RUNG, WHEN MINING MACHINE WAS FILLING CABLE JERK CABLE OUT TO HANGER AND CABLE HIT INJURED IN THE NECK.
INJ WAS OPERATING A JOY PORTAL BUS ON 2 EAST TRACK WHEN THE TROLLEY POLE JUMPED OFF WIRE INJ REACHED FOR POLE AND CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN SPRING LOADED POLE AND TROLLEY WIRE
INJURED WAS USING A BAR TO CLEAN A TAKE-UP ROLLER ROLLER PULLED BAR INTO BELT MANS FINGERS WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN BAR AND BELT TAKE-UP FRAM. THE BABELT HEAD WAS OPERATING AT TIME OF ACCIDENT
STOOD UP IN MOTOR WHEN SOMETHING INSIDE KNEE POPPED AND KNEE SWELLED UP.
INJURED WAS PICKING STONES AWAY FROM BELT BOTTOM ROLLER WITH A PICK -PICK CAUGHT IN ROLLER PULLING ARM INTO BELT
FRACTURED RIGHT FOOT. JEEP DIDN\T COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. INJURED JUMPED OUT OF JEEP TWISTING LEG.