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EMPLOYEE HAD PL5CED HIS HAND ON A REBY BAR OF A SHIELD WHEN THE VIBRATION FROM THE FACE CONVEYOR CAUSED HIS RELAY BAR TO SUDDENLY SHIFT POSITIONS, CATCHING HIS FINGERS AGAINST THE FOOT AT THE SHIELD AND BAR1
EMPL OPERATING 8COOP WHEN CANOPY EDGE BUMPED AGAINST RIB CAUSING COAL TO BE DISLODGED AND FALL STRIKING HIM ON BACK.COAL FELL FROM CORNER AREA OF RIB OR PILLAR.AREA WAS NORMAL WALKING HEIGHTH NO PROBLEMS WI7H RIB ROLLS HAVE BEEN ENCOUNTERED.
EMPL HELPING PULL AND CONNECT PANLINE TOGETHER AFTER REMOVING SECTION OF THE PANLINE.A HEAVY CHAIN AND HOOK COMB BEING USED AND CONNECTED FROM PANLINE TO CONVEYOR CHAIN.WHEN CONVEYOR ENERGIZED THE CHAIN CAME LOOSE AND WAS THROWN IN EMPL DIRECTION STRIKING HIM.
EMPL OPERATING SCOOP WHEN CANOPY TOP CAME IN CONTACT WITH ROOF IN LOW AREA.CANOPY BROKEN LOOSE FROM ITS POSITION AND FELL STRIKING EMPL.AREA WAS BELOW NORMAL WALKING HEIGHTH.
EMPL STANDING OVER HEADGATE CONVEYOR -SMALL PIECE OF ROCK THROWN BY CONV AND STRUCK HIM NEAR EYE.CONV UNIT GEARED AT SLOW SPEED SO EXPLANATION FOR ROCK BEING THROWN COULDNT BE KNOWN UNLESS IT BECAME WEDGED AND SUDDENLY POPPED LOOSE.
CASE FARM TRACTOR WAS PULLING A 7 TON CANNED SAND (SAND BLAST POT) UP A HILL THE ENGINE ON THE TRACTOR DIED AND THE TRACTOR AND SAND POT STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL. THE OPERATOR COULD NOT CONTROL THE TRACTOR, HE JUMPED OFF OF THE TRACTOR
WHILE RIDING ON A MANTRIP BEING OPERATED ON TRACKLINE THE TRIP BUMPED INTO ANOTHER TAHT PARKED CAUSING THE INJURIED TO BE JOLTED.
HE WAS OPERATING A RAM CAR WHEN HE TURNED AROUND IN THE SEAT AND STARTED TO DISEMBARK AS HE DID THIS HE BUMPED HIS ARM AGAINST THE CANOPY CAUSING INJURY THE BOTTOM CONDITIONS WERE SLIPPERY IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA.
HE WAS HELPING PERFORM MAINTAINCE WORK ON EQUIPMENT INCLUDING CHECKING THE HYDRAULIC ON A SCOOP TRACTOR HE PLACED HIS FEET UNDER THE DIPPER OR BUCKET WHILE REACHING FOR HIS TOOLS. AS HE DID TH E OTHER EMPLOYEE LOWERED THE BUKEWT WITHOUT KNOWING POSITION OF THE INJURIEDS FEET.
EMP WAS HELPING GATHER CURTAIN MATERIAL WHEN HE POSITIONED HIMSELF ON THE SIDE OF THE SCOOP AS THE MACHINE WAS BEING TRAMMED. A HYDRAULIC HOSE TO THE ROCK DUST MACHINE ON THE SCOOP FELL AND WA S CAUGHT UNDER THE WHEEL OF THE SCOOP CAUSING IT TO PULL THE DUSTER OFF AND INTO THE INJURED THE DUSTER STRUCK EMPLOYEE AND CAUGHT HIS LEG AGAINST THE SCOOP FRAME
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE HAULING COAL WITH A RAM CAR THAT HE GOT A FOREIGN BODY IN HIS EYE THE AREA WAS DAMP TO WET WITH NO DUST GENERATING FOUND IN THE IMMEDIATE WORKING AREA
INJURED WAS SCRAPING MUD AND DEBRI OFF OF COAL SEAM WITH A 980 COAL LOADER THE LOADER WENT OFF THE EDGE AT THE COAL SEAM 12 INCH DROP AND THE BUCKET DUG INTO THE BOTTOM WHICH CAUSED A SUDDEN JOLT TEH INJUERD STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE WINDSHELID
EE WAS OPERATING A S/C OF WHICH HAD AN UNDETECTED DEFECT OF WHICH WAS ALLOWING THE KEEPER RING ON THE TIRE RIM TOT URN RUBBING METAL AGAINST METAL. THIS WAS CASUING METAL PARTICLES TO BECOME AIRBORNE ALLOWING SOME TO GET INTO EE\S EYES.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING MOTAOR HE PLACED HIS HAND ON BATTERY CASE. AS MOTAOR MOVED AND CASE SHIFTED HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CASE AND METAL FRAME OF THE MOTOR.