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THE INJURED WAS OPERATING A RAM CAR AND AS HE WAS BEHIND HTE CONT. MINER BEING LOADED, THE CONVEYOR THREW A PIECE OF ROCK OUT THE BACK OF CONT. AND STRUCK HIM ON THE FOREHEAD.
INJURED WAS DRIVING A MACK COAL TRUCK OFF THE MOUNTAIN WHEN IT CAME OUT OF GEAR. HE COULD NOT GET IT BACK INTO GEAR AND AS THE TRUCK PICKED SPEED HE JUMPED OUT OF THE TRUCK.
THE INJURED WAS HAULING COAL FROM THE #7 MINE. HE WAS STARTING DOWN A STEEP GRADE. HE PULLED OVER TO LET ANOTHER TRUCK PASS AND LOST CONTROL. THE TRUCK RUN AGAINST BANK AND TURNED OVER ON IT'S SIDE.
THE INJURED WAS HAULING COAL FROM THE #7 MINE. HE WAS COMMING DOWN A STEEP GRADE LOADED AND LOST CONTROL. THE INJURED JUMPED OUT AND TRUCK WENT OVER THE HILL.
INJURED WAS USING THE SCOOP IN WHICH HE WAS OPERATIONG TO CLEAN UP #1 ENTRY, WHEN A 2" PLASTIC WATER LINE, THAT HE DID NOT SEE, STRUCK HIM ON THE FOREHEAD ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE, REQUIRING STICHES.
THE ALLEGED ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS INJURED WAS SHOVELING LOOSE COAL FROM UNDER THE CONVEYOR BELT NEAR THE TAIL ROLLWER WHEN THE CONVEYOR BELT JERKED THE SHOVEL FROM HIS HAND PULLING HIM FORWARD QUICKLY HURTING HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS RETRIEVING CONVEYOR BELT FROM OLD BELT HAULAGE ENTRY(NOT IN USE) WHENTHE CUT DOWN GOLF CART HE WAS RIDING HIT THE MINE ROOF JARRING A SLAB OF DRAWRACK FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIK ING HIM ON THE NECK AND BACK.
INJ TRAMMING THE MOBILE BRIDGE CONVEYOR INTO THE RIGHT X-CUT FROM A CRAWLING POSITION.PASSED BY LOW BELT STRUCTURE AND FEET GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MBC AND LOW BELT.THIS IS A CONFINED AREA AND INJ DIDNT REALIZE HOW CLOSE LOW STR. WAS TO FEE T AS FEET WERE LOCATED BEHIND POINT OF VIEW.
INJURED WAS CHECKING BELT HEADS AS HE WAS RIDING HIS THREE WHEEL BUGGY HE RAN INTO THE RIB AND HIT HIS RT FOOT.
INJURED WAS SCOOPING ROADWAY WHEN HE HIT A PIECE OF WATER LINE WITH THE SCOOP AND IT CAME UP AN STRUCK HIM ON THE SIDE OF THE FACE.
THE INJURED WAS BACKING HIS TRUCK TO DUMP A LOAD OF COAL AT THE RAW COAL STOCKPILE,HE WENT TOO FAR TO ONE SIDE AND HIS TRUCK TURNED ON ITS SIDE THROWING HIM AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK HURT
INJ RIDING TO OUTSIDE ON CART WHEN IT RAN OUT ROCK IN ROAD.CART THEN HIT RIB CATCHING ANKLE BETWEEN CART AND RIB OF COAL.
INJURED WAS TRAMMING BRIDGE CRAWLER OUT OF #1 ENTRY AS HE TRAMMED THRU ROLL DEC & EMPL WAS PUSHED INTO ROOF OF MINE.
INJ DROPPING RR CAR TO LOADING POINT.STANDING BETWEEN CARS ON COUPLER.SLIPPED AND LOST FOOTING.FELL BETWEEN CAR AND 2 WHEELS ON 1 CAR RAN OVER BOTH HIS LEGS.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF HELPING DRAG A JEFFERY 506 BRIDGE CARRIER WITH A CAT 988 CRD 1 LOADER TO A PLACE TO HE LOADED ON A LOW BOY.WHEN THE END LOADER SWIVELED TO TURN THE BRIDGE CARRIER W WAS SWING AROUND QUICKLY AND STRUCK THE UNSUSPECTING EMPLOYEE ON THE FEET KNOCKING HIM DOWN.
INJURED WAS BULLING POWER CENTER WITH DLE-1 ELKHORN SCOOP HOOKED UP WITH A SMALL CHAIN THE POWER C ENTER GOT WEDGED BETWEEN TOP AND BOTTOM BREAKING THE SMALL CHAIN WHEN CHAIN BROKE IT STRUCK E MPLOYEE ACROSS LEFT SIDE OF FACE CUTTING HIS LEFT EYEBROW AND BREAKING HIS LEFT CHEEK BONE
THE SHIFT HAD JUST BEGUN AND THE EMPLOYEE HAD JUST ENTERED THE DRIFT AND WAS CROSSING THE CONVEYOR BELT, BELT WAS OFF, TO GET TO THE SIDE WITH MORE CLEARANCE IN HEIGHT ITS ONLY APPROX 36" HIG WHEN THE CONVEYOR BELT STARTED AND ENTANGLED HIS LEG IN A BELT STRUCTURE IDLER, HE MAY HAVE ACCIDENTLY PULLED ON THE PULLCORD