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EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING THE BRAKE ON A RAILCAR AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS NECK AND SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SCOOP HE RAN OVER SOMETHING WHICH THREW DIRT PARTICLES IN BOTH EYES.LOCATION 11 WEST TWO BREAKS OUTBY PILLAR LINE #6 ENTRY.
EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING ON A TIMBER A RAM CAR WENT XXX BY AND STRUJCK THE TIMBER CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL STRIKING HIS FACE ON THE GROUND. LOCATION 11 WEST SECTION. 2 BREAKS UTBY PILLAR LINE #10 ENTRY.
EE USED THE RAM CAR TO BUMP INTO MINER TO KNOCK THE MINER OFF OF THE MINER CABLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING TRAM,HE RAISED UP TO LOCK BACK ATE EMPTIES AND HIS HEAD STRUCK THE TOP OF MINE.LOCATION OLD 12 WEST ENTRY WHERE CROSSES TRACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING HAULER AND WAS JOLTED WHILE OPERATING HAULER.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLE WITH BUGGY WHILE HIS HAND WAS ON CAT HEAD, THE CABLE TIGHTENED CAUSING CAT HEAD TO CATCH HIS FINGER BETWEEN CAT HEAD AND ROOF OF MINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING RAM CAR AND WAS JOLTED HURTING LEFT SIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING SHUTTLE CAR TO PUSH ANOTHER SHUTTLE CAR THAT WAS BROKE DOWN AND THE CAR HE WAS OPERATING SLIPPED AND WENT XXX UP ON THE BUCKET END OF THE OTHER CAR CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO STRIK E HIS HEAD ON THE CANOPY.
EE WAS RIDING A RUBBER TIRED BATTERY POWERED PERSONNEL CARRIER, THE ACCELLERATOR STUCK THE VECHILE WENT OUT OF CONTROL STRUCK THE RIB AND RAN UNDER THE BELT STRUCTURE. EE FACE STRUCK BELT ROLL ER.
EMPL BACKED RAILRUNNER UP WITH ANGLE IRON ON IT ,ANGLE IRON STRUCK RIB AND BOUNCED BACK STRIKING EMPL ON HEAD.MAINS SECTION 20'INBY 2ND FLY CURTAIN SPAD 14426.
EMPL RAN OVER A ROCK WITH SCOOP AND OBUNCED UP AND STRUCK HER \HEAD ON THE CANOPY
EMPLOYEE HAD THE SACOOP BUCKET RAISED TRYING TO PRESS THE COAL DOWN IN THE FACE, THE FRONT OF THE SCOOP WAS UP AGAINST THE CANOPY OF SCOOP.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR AND HE RAN OVER A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO INJURE HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP. WHEILE HE WAS LOADING COAL THE BOTTOM SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDERNEATH IT, JOLTING EMPLOYEE. THIS ACCIDENT DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 1-20-89 AT WHICH TIME EM PLOYEE FIRST MISSED WORK AND SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A GEAR DRIVE WITH A LADER AND CHAIN, THE CHAIN SLIPPED CAUSING THE GEAR DRIVE TO FALL CATCHING THE EMPLOYEES THUMB BETWEEN THE GEAR DRIVE AND THE DRUM. CUT TO LEFT THUMB NO BROKEN BONE.
MOVING BACK HOE DOOR CAME DOWN STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON SHOULDERS AND NECK.THIS IS THE RESULT OF THE INJURY ON THAT DATE(04-28-87) THAT WAS REPORTED EARLIER.
RUN OVER ROCK IN HAULWAY
DROPPING RAIL C5R-RUN AWAY AND HIT PARKED EMPTIES. IMPACT KNOCKED HIM AGAINST CAR WHERE HE WAS STANDING ON PLATFORM AT BRAKE WHEEL.
HIT HEAD ON CAN2PY OF SCOOP
RAN OVER A ROCK3IN HAULWAY WITH SCOOP SHAKING HURT MIDDLE BACK AND BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADES
EMPLOYEE WAS TR5VELING ON SUPPLY TRACK AND A PIECE OF ROOF STEEL WAS LAYING ON THE RAILRUNNER. IT CAUGHT LEG ON TOWER AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON SIDE OF HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS DR2PPING EMPTIES TO PLANT CARS RAN AWAY BUMPING INTO LOADED CARS THE IMPACT CAUSED THE EMP TO HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE CAR CUTING HIS FOREHEAD
EMP WAS DRIVING3A 350 PAYHAULER HE BACKED THE EMPTY TRUCK INTO THE SEDIMENT HOLE
SCOOP HIT BELT TAIL PIECE AND TAIL PIECE FELL OFF BLOCKS WHILE CLEANING UP AROUND BELT TWISTING KNEE, AND FOOT.
2 RAIL RUNNERS RAN TOGETHER JAMMING FINGERS.