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HE AND ANOTHER 9MPLOYEE WERE USING 2 SC'S TO PUSH A DEAD SCOOP OUT OF THE WAY. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE DROPPED HIS BOOM, THE SCOOP FELL, AND I,NAME WAS THRUST UPWARDS, STRIKING HIS HEAD THE SC CANO PY. 3
WHILE USING A LIFTING JACK TO RERAIL THE #61 SUPPLY CAR ON TRACK ALONG THE 3 EAST TRACK THE CAR SLID KICKING THE JACK OUT AND THRUSTING THE JACK BAR UP UNDERNEATH THE EMPLOYEES JAW RESULTING IN A FRACTURE AND LACERATION
WHILE OPERATING #17 MOTOR ON THE C-19 TRACK A PARTS CAR WHICH WAS ON THE TRIP STRUCK AN OVERHEAD HYDRAULIC RETURN HOSE, PARTIALLY KNOCKING IT DOWN AS THE COMPRESSOR PLUG WHICH WAS ALSO ON THE TRIP STRUCK THE DOWNED HOSE, THE PLUG & CABLE CAME ACROSS THE MOTOR DECK, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE ARMS, ALSO EMPLOYEE RAN INTO PARTIALLY DOWNED HOSE STRIKING HIS N
EMP WAS OPERATING LOCOMOTIVE THAT HE LOST CONTROL OF IT SLID BACKWARDS AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER LOCOMOTIVE EMP WAS THROWN BACKWARD STRIKING HIS BACK AGAINST THE DECK
WHILE TRAMMING A SHUTTLE CAR, HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF OF THE STEERING WHEEL, AND THE SHUTTLE CAR RAN INTO THE COAL RIB. THE STEERING WHEEL SPUN AROUND, AND THE STEERING KNOB CAUGHT HIS SHIRT SLE EVE, WHICH FORCED HIS RIGHT ARM AND SHOULDER BACKWARS.
INJURED WAS A PASSENGER IN 10 TON LOCOMOTIVE PULLING A 5 CAR LOADED SUPPLY TRIP THE OPERATOR LOST CONTROL OF THE LOCOMOTIVE AND TRIP ON A DOWN GRADE AND COLLIDED WITH AN OTHER LOCOMOTIVE THE 2ND LOCOMOTIVE CAME TO REST ON THE FIRST AND PU PINNED THE INJURED BY HIS UPPER LEGS
TRAM LEVER STUCK ON FEEDER THE INJURED WAS TRAMMING INTO POSITION. HE BECAME PINNED AGAINST THE COAL RIB BY THE FEEDER.
CROSSING UNDER BELT,ROLLER SLIPPED FROM STAND AND STRUCK HIM IN BACK.
WHILE RIDING AS A PASSENGER IN THE #37 MANTRIP DISPATCHED FOR THE BOTTOM, THE MANTRIP JUMPED TRACK, INJURED WAS TOSSED IN THE AIR AND CAME DOWN ON THE MANTRIP SEAT, RESULTING IN AN ACUTE LOWEE BACK STRAIN
WHILE JACKING A DERAILED SUPPLY CAR, CAR SLID CAUSING THE JACK TO MOVE. THE INJURED HELD ONTO THE JACK BAR AND HE WAS PUSHED AGAINST THE COAL RIB.
PUSHING PIECE OF PANLINE WITH SCOOP TRACTOR.BUCKET SLIPPED OFF PANLINE CAUSING SCOOP TO JAR INDV NECK AND BACK.
WHILE TRAVELING IN THE #23 RAILOROVER JEEP DOWN THE 1A TRACK, INJURED\S JEEP WAS STRUCK IN THE REAR END BY #16 P.M. JEEP.
WHILE OPERATING THE #1 MOTOR ON THE U-MAINS TREA%*%' TRACK INJURED LOST HIS BRAKES & COLLIDED W/ THE #2 MOTOR. INJURED STRUCK HIS BACK AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE MOTOR DECK RESULTING IN SEVERE CO NTUSIONS.
WHILE STANDING BESIDE THE 2A CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE, THE SHUTTLE CAR (OFF STANDARD) CABLE CAUGHT ON THE MINER, THUS PULLING THE CABLE INTO, AND STRIKING INJURED ON THE HIP AND GROIN.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A LIFTING JACK FROM UNDERNEATH OF SHUTTLE CR BOOM SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR HIT THE DOWN FEED PRESSURE ON THE BOOM CAUSING LIFTING JACK BAR TO FLY UP AND STRIKE INJURED O N THE JAW RESULTING IN A FX
WHILE LOADING ROCK IN THE #2 ENTRY, CONVEYOR CHAIN WOULD NOT MOVE SO INJURED REVERSED THE CONVEYOR CHAIN ANDA PIECE OF ROCK FLEW OUT FROM THE CONVEYOR CHAIN AND STRUCK INJURED ON THE FOREHEAD, RESULTING IN A CONTUSION AND LACERATION.
WHILE DRAGGING THE MINER CABLE WITH A SHUTTLE CAR INJURED STEPPED ON THE CABLE AND IT TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE RESULTING IN TORN LIGAMENTS
WHILE SERVICING BATTERIES IN THE #2 SPUR ON THE BOTTOM A MANTRIP OUTBY HER BECAME STARTED TO TRAM, CATCHING HER BETWEEN THE TWO MANTRIPS RESULTING IN CONTUSIONS TO HER LEGS.
WHILE RUNNING A SHUTTLE CAR IN T HE D-11 BELT ENTRY, INJURED STRUCK A HOLE IN THE PAVEMENT, JARRING HIS STOMACH AND GROIN AREA, RESULTING IN A CONTUSION TO HIS LEFT TESTICLE. **INJURED\S NATR NATURE OF INJURY WAS NOT KNOWN UNTIL 4-18-83**
WHILE MOVING A SHUTTLECAR THE ANCHOR LET LOOSE AND STRUCK HER ON THE LEFT KNEE RESULTING IN A CONTUSION AAND A SPRAIN
RIDING AS PASSENGER IN MANTRIP,MANTRIP SLID ON WET RAILS,COLLIDED WITH PARKED ,VACANT MANTRIP.CAUSING EMPL TO BE TOSSED FORWARD AND BACKWARDS RESULTING IN WHIP-LASH EFFECT,ACUTE CERVICAL STRAI
PHIL WAS IN THE PROCESS OF M OVING HIS MANTRIP INBY ON THE D-5 TRACK & THE SHIFT FOREMAN\S CRICKET COASTED INTO HIS MANTRIP CAUSING A SUDDEN JARRING PAIN IN H IS LOWER BACK. DIAGNOSED AS A CUTE MUSCLE SPASMS OF HIS LWOER BACK.