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EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING FLAT CAR WHEN CAR ROLLED AGAINST PIN, MASHING EMPLOYEE'S FINGER BETWEEN PIN AND FRAME OF RAILRUNNER. RESULTED IN FRACTURE OF DISTAL END OF LITTLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS OPERATING A COAL HAULER WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK, CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS HEAD AGAINST THE CANOPY ON THE HAULER. NOTE THIS CANOPY HAD BEEN INSTALLED TO ABATE A CITATION ISSUE THE PREVI OUS EE THOUGHT THE CAR HAD BEEN USED RECENTLY INHEIGHTS LESS THAN 42" AND WILL SOON AGAIN BE USED IN HEIGHTS LESS THAN 42". EE WORKED AT REGULAR DUTY UNTIL 8-18-97 SAW DR FIRST TIME 8-17-97.
EE STEPPED/JUMPED ONTO METAL BELT COVER. COVER COLLAPSED, CAUSING EE TO FALL ONTO BELT. HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE METAL COVER, THE BEL AND BELT SKIRTBOARD. STEEL TOE ON RUBBER BOOT WAS HUNG; EE PULLED HIS FOOT FROM THE BOOT. UNSURE IF FOOT INJURED DURING FALL OR WHEN PULLING OUT OF BOOT. (BOOT UNDAMAGED).
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A RAM CAR WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE AND STRIKE HIS HEAD AGAINST THE MINE ROOF, RESULTING IN NECK STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPRATING BATTERY COAL HAULER (RAM CAR) WHEN THE CAR STUCK A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY, CAUSING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WORKED AT FULL CAPACITY UNTIL 8-27-96. BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 8-29-96.
WHILE BEING TRANSPORTED IN MANTRIP VECHILE, EE STRUCK HEAD ON ROOF BOLT, CAUSING NECK STRAIN.
AT END OF WORK SHIFT, EMP GOT OUT OF RAILRUNNER AND THINKING OPERATOR WAS PARKING RAILRUNNER, STEPPED IN FRONT OF IT. OPERATOR, FOLLOWING HIS USUAL PROCEDURE, WITH WHICH INJURED WAS FAMILIAR, STARTED TO THE MANSTATION WITH THE RAILRUNNER, STRIKING INJURED'S RIGHT FOOT. (EMP MISSED 3 DAYS OF WORK BECAUSE OF POSSIBILITY OF FRACTURE WHICH DID NOT EXIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING LOCOMOTIVE. HE STOPPED TO START A CONVEYOR BELT. WHILE HE WAS STOPPED, ANOTHER LOCOMOTIVE STRUCK THE REAR OF HIS VEHICLE. CAUSED BACK STRAIN TO EMPLOYEE. MRI ON 5-10 -96 WAS NEGATIVE. BEING REFERRED TO SPECIALIST.
INJURED WAS OPERATING LOCOMOTIVE. WHILE PULLING A DISABLED LOCOMTIVE, HE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINSTTHE MINE ROOF, STRAINING HIS NECK/SHOULDER. HE WAS INITIALLY RETURNED TO WORK AT FULL CAPACITY. HE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PAIN AND ON A FOLLOW-UP TRIP TO THE DR. WAS REFERRED TO PHYSICAL THERAPY. WE WERE NOT AWARE OF PHYSICAL THERAPY UNTIL 5-6-96. EMPLOYEE HAS NOT BEEN OFF WORK & PERFOR
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A METAL BEAM BY HAULING IT ON THE BUCKET OF A UTILITY VEHICLE.HE RAISED THE BUCKET TOO HIGH CAUSING THE BEAM TO SLIDE BACK AND STRIKE HIM.
INJURED AND 3 OTHERS WERE REPLACIGN TRAM MOTOR ON CONTIUOUS MINER, USING SCOOP TO MOVE MOTOR. INJURED HAD HAND ON RUB RAIL ON MINER, SCOOP STRUCK RUB RAIL, PINCHING 4TH AND 5TH FINGERS ON RIG HT AND BETWEEN RUB RAIL AND FRAME OF MINER.
OPERATING TRACK LOCOMOTIVE LID ON LOCOMOTIVE STRUCK MINE ROOF PUSHED BACK AGAINST INJURED. BOTTOM HAD TRAVELED THROUGH AREA A SHORT TIME BEFORE. BRUISED LEGS.
INJURED RIDING MANTRIP, DID NTO LOWER HEAD TO CLEAR LOW CLEARANCE AREA, STRUCK HEAD AND CAUSED STRAIN TO NECK.
OPERATING RAM CAR, CAR STRUCK HOLE IN ROADWAY, RESULTING IN LOWER BACK STRAIN.
THERE WAS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT BEING TOWED WITH A CHAIN AND THE CHAIN BROKE AND HIT EE.
OPERATING SCOOP, RAN OVER BLOCK OF COAL, JAMMED HIS NECK. DID NOT LOSE ANY TIME UNTIL 11/15/93, WHEN HIS NECK STARTED BOTHERING HIM. WAS NOT AWARE EMPLOYEE WAS OFF WITH HIS NECK UNTIL HE RETUR NED TO WORK ON 11/29/93. THIS REPORT COMPLETED & SUBMITTED 10 DAYS FROM TIME INCIDENT BECAME REPORTABLE.
OPERATING RAM CAR, STRUCK HEAD AGAINST MINE ROOF, STRAINED NECK. PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY AND GIVEN PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION.
OPERATING SUPPLY LOCOMOTIVE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER EMPTY TRACK VECHILE EE SAW COLLISION COMING TIRED TO HOLD ON STRAINED MUSCLE IN LEFT CHEST INCIDENT NOT REPORTED UNTIL 3-26-93 RESTRICTED DUTY 3-30-93 FULL CAPACITY 4-1-93.
INJURED REPORTED TO FOREMAN THAT HE "JARRED" HIS BACK WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK IN THE ROADWAY WHILE OPERATING A RAM CAR ON 3-16-93; CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL HE BECAME SICK WITH STOMACH VIRUS ON 3-24-93. WHILE SEEING DOCTOR, HE TOLD DOCTOR OF BACK PAIN. DOCTOR TOLD EMPLOYEE TO STAY OFF WORK AND SCHEDULED MRI EXAM FOR EMPLOYEE. HAS NOT RETURNED TO WORK.
OPERATING MOBILE BRIDGE CARRIER OF CONTINUOUS HAULAGE SYSTEM, FELT FORIGN MATERIAL IN LEFT EYE, THINKS DUST BLEW IN EYE. DID NOT REPORT INCIDENT UNTIL MID-MORNING OF WORK SHIFT ON FOLLOWING DA Y. (OCCURRED 3/31/92, REPORTED 4/1/92.)
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING 3 WHEELER LOOKING AT THE MINER CABLE WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD IN LOW TOP CAUSING STIFF NECK
EE WAS ON LIGHT DUTY BECAUSE OF PREVIOUS ACCIDENT HE WAS SWEEPING SHOP WHEN A 3 WHEEL UTILITY VEHICLE ENTERED THE SHOP. THE UTILITY VEHICLE RAN INTO THIS EE CAUSING FRACTURE TO LEFT LEG. EVENI
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN THE BACK OF A SHUTTLE CAR WATCHING THE CABLE ON A MAINTENCE SHIFT, WHEN THE CAR WENT OVER A HILL AND THE REAR OF THE CAR CAME UP INTO THE TOP CAUSING A CRACKED PELVIS.
EE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE HIT A BUMP AND EXPERIENCE BACK PAIN.
OPER SCOOP HOSE BURST SQUIRTED OIL IN EYES
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE BITHIT A BUMP CAUSING A BRUISE TO HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP AND HIT A HOLE AND BRUISED HIS LOWER BACK.
EMP. WAS RIDING IN MANTRIP WHEN SOMETHING BLEW INTO HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CH9CKING FOR LEAK IN HYDRAULIC HOSE WHEN THE OPERATOR OF THE SHUTTLE CAR OPERATED THE CONTROL CAUSING HYDRAULIC OIL TO BE INJECTED INTO HIS RING FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS SE7TING TIMBER ON A PILLAR LINE WHEN A SHUTTLE CAR RAN OVER A BLOCK OF COAL, SHOOTING A PIECE OF IT INTO THE SIDE OF THE EMPLOYEES EAR.