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EMPLOYEE STEPPE8 ON TOP OF RAIL WITH RT FOOT AND WAS USING LEFT FOOT TO ALIGN DRAWHEAD ON CARS TO COUPLE UP WHEN THE CAR ROLLED UP ON THE SIDE OF HIS RT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CR2SSING FROM JACKLINE INTO CONVEYOR LINE TO PICK COAL BOTTOM IN FRONT OF PANLINE, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT FOREARM, AND ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE NECK A ND SHOULDER, CA6SING A BRUISE.
EMPLOYEE WAS KN9ELING IN STAGE LOADER OBSERVING UNDER SIDE OF FACE CONVEYOR TO TRY AND DETERMINE WHAT HAD CHAIN FOULED. INJURED REQUESTED FACE CONVEYOR CHAIN TO BE BUMPED IN RESERSE,BUT THE WR ONG CHAIN WAS B6MPED CAUSING INJURED'S LEGS TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN STAGE LOADER AND FACE CONVEYOR FRAMES,RESULTING IN MULTIPLE FRACTURES OF BOTH LEGS.
EMPL OPERATING 1ORTABLE RAIL MOUNTED MANTRIP BUS.FOUND IN MANBUS WITH CUT OVER LEFT EYE AND BROKEN LEFT LITTLE FINGER.DOESNT REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED,NO WITNESSES.EMPL WAS CONSCIOUS WHEN FOUND-U NABLE TO DETERM3NE CAUSE.
EMP WAS REMOVIN1 A SKIRT RUBBER FROM A TAIL PIECE HE HAD TURNED THE REMOTE SWITCH OFF BUT DID NOT TURN OFF THE RIGHT ONE THE BELT HE WAS WORKING ON STARTED UP AND RAN HIM UNDER A TURN CHUTE
EMP WAS CLEANIN1 AROUND BELT TRANSFER POINT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK BOUNCED OFF OF BELT AND STRUCK HIM ON SIDE OF HEAD
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A UNA-TRAC IN FACE AREA SECTION WAS GOING DOWN A DECLINE EMPLOYEE GOT OUT FO UNI-TRAC AFTER PARKING IT INFACE THE BRAKES WERE SET AND SCOOP BLADE ON BOTTOM SCOOP SLID O N WET SLICK BOT7OM AN SQUEEZED EMPLOYEE BETEWEEN A TIMBER AND THE SCOOP FRAME
EMPLOYEE WS OPERATING A UNA-TRAC & RAN OVER A CRIB IN ROADWAY CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO BOUNCE IN DECK AREA BRUISING HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING OUT IN M ANTRIP CAR THAT RAN INTO A PARKED VECHICLE AT ELEVATOR CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO BE THROWN TOWARD WHICH RESULTED IN A LOWER BACK SPRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING SLEDGE FDROM PREP PLANT TO REFUSE DUMP. AS HE WAS HAULING HIS LOAD TO THE DUMP, HE MET AN EMPTY REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER BY OTHER EMPLOYEE. OTHER EMPLOYEE\S TRUCK STARTED SLID ING ON THE WET MUDDY ROAD. I,NAME STOPPED & THEN CUT RIGHT TO TRY TO AVOID OTHER EMPLOYEE\S TRUCK, BUT THE BACK END OF OTHER EMPLOYEE\S BED STRUCK HIM LEFT FRONT.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A MOTOR ON 2 WEST SECTION AND TRIP RAN AWAY EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM MOTOR AND RECEIVED MULTIPLE INJURIES AFTER JUMPING FROM THE MOTOR
A LARGE 2" WATER LINE 500\ LONG WAS BEING PULLED OFFOF PLOW FACE WITH SCOOP WHEN THE PULL ROPE SLIPPED OFF CAUSING IT TO SPRING BACK AND STRIKE INJURED WHILE HE WAS BOLTING TOP
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN THE SHUTTLE CAR HIT A HOLE IN ROADWAY CAUSING HIM TO BUMP HIS LEFT ELBOW ON PANIC BAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A MANTRIP. POLE BASE STRUCK A CRIB SET ALONG TRACK ENTRY IN CLOSE CLEARANCE AREA CAUSING THE POLE BASE TO BREAK ALLOWING THE POLE TO STRIKE INJURED ACROSS CHEST CAUSING A BRUISE.
EMP WAS SEATED IN MANTRIP FACING DIRECTION OF TRAVEL COMING OUTSIDE. EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING ON SELF RESCUER AND RAISED UP TO RE-POSTION HIMSELF AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A HEADER BOARD
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING UN-A-TRAC OPERATOR CLEAN UP IN FACE AREA. OPERATOR MOVED MACHINE AND BACK END OF MACHINE PIVOTED ACROSS THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT & TOES.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN OPEN MANTRIP DOWN A GRADE. OPERATOR STATED TO INJURED THAT VEHICLE WAS SLIDING AND INJURED JUMPED FROM MANTRIP LANDING ON A CRIB BLOCK INJURING HIS RT RIB.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON REMOVING DRIVE CHAIN FROM GEAR SPROCKET WHEN FEEDER WAS ENERGIZED BY MISTAKE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO GET HIS HAD CAUGHT IN GEAR SPROCKET
EE WAS WORKING AS BELT PERSON WHEN OUTBY BELT DRIVE ON SAME VENTILATION CURRENT SLIPPED IN DRIVE ROLLERS CAUSING SMOKE TO TRAVEL OVER INJURED. EE MAINTAINED SHE WAS NOT INJURED OR SICK WHEN BR OUGHT TO THE SURFACE. SHE LATER WENT TO DOCTOR FOR TREATMENT & HAS NOT RETURNED TO WORK. SHE REFUSED AN AMBULANCE OR TREATMENT OF ANY TYPE AT THE MINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A TRACK MOTOR AND WAS PULLING A MANTRIP WITH A CHAIN THE CHAIN BROKE AND STRUCK HIM ON LEFT SIDE OF FACE
EE WAS SHOVELING MUD ONTO BELT CONVEYOR & WAS THROWING MUD ON DOWN STREAM. THE MUD SPLASHED BACK INTO HIS EYES. HE WAS NOT WEARING PROPER EYE PROTECTION.