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EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING ON A MANTRIPWHEN IT SCRAPED THE RIB CAUSING A PIECE OF RIB COAL TO FALL ON HIS LEG. EMPLOYEE WENT TO GET AN X-RAY WHICH INDICATED A BRUISE ONLY.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A JOY 21 SC SHUTTLE CAR AND GOT HIS HEAD CAUGHT ON MINE ROOF FORCHING HAT DOWN ON HIS HEAD AND CAUSING A STRAINED NECK.
EE STATED THAT HE DID NOT KNOW HOW HE HURT HIS BACK BUT THAT HE COULD NOT STRAIGHTEN UP.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING MINER WHEN HE RACHED DOWN TO GET THE CABLE BESIDE THE DECK. HE TURNED THE MINER SUDDENLY CAUSING IT TO CATCH HIS THUMB UNDER THE DECK WHICH RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO H IS THUMB.
EMP WAS DRIVING THE MANTRIP WHEN HE STRUCK A ROOF BOLT WITH HIS HEAD, CAUSING HIS NECK TO HURT.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING MANTRIP INSIDE THE MINE WHEN HE HIT A BUMP CAUSING HIS HAT TO FALL OFF. HE WAS TRYING TO REPLACE HIS HAT WHEN HE STRUCK THE ROOF WITH HIS HEAD CAUSING A LACERATION THAT REQ UIRED STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HIS HAT WAS KNOCKED OFF HIS HEAD WHEN IT HIT A LOW BROW HIS LIGHT CORD WAS IN FRONT OF HIS SHOULDER WHEN HIS HAT GOT CAUGHT HIS LIGHT CORD PULLED HIM A ROUND & OUT OF HIS SEAT IN BETWEEN THE RIB & SHUTTLE CAR
EE WAS RIDING MANTRIP INTO MINE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON NECK AND SHOULDER HE WENT TO PIKE METHODIST EMERGENCY ROOM AND HAD X RAYS WHICH SHOWED NOTHING. DR SAID HE HAD BRUISE SHOULD AND COULD RETURN TO WORK ON THE NEXT DAY.THE EE DID NOT RETURN AND HAS NOT CALLED.
EMPLOYEE PARKED MANTRIP BUGGY ON A GRADE AND FAILED TO SET BRAKE. WHILE SETTING TIMBERS ON BELTLINE THE BUGGY ROLLER BACK ON HIS FOOT. HE CONTINUED TO WORK THE REMAINDER OF SHIFT. THE FOLLOWIN G DAY HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE PULLING SUPPLY CAR WITH SCOOP THAT THE S-CAR CAME UNHOOKED. WHILE TRYING TO REHOOK, THE SUPPLY CAR ROLLED FORWARD CATCHING ARM BETWEEN SCOOP AND SUPPPLY CAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE #3 MOBILE BRIDGE CARRIER. WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE FOOT.
SUBJECT WAS RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR AND RAN OVER A ROCK IN THE HAULAGE ROAD AND THREW THE CAR INTO THE TOP WHICH IN TURN KNOCKED A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK DOWN AND HIT HIM ACROSS THE LEG. LEG LOOKED TO BE BADLY BRUISED.