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VICTIM WAS CRAWLING UNDER BRIDGE CONVEYOR GOING FOR A DRINK OF WATER, WHEN CONVEYOR DROPPED STRIKING VICTIM ON LEFT HIP, BRIDGE WAS GOING OVER A HUMP IN THE BOTTOM AND DROPPED SUDDENLY.
SECTION FOREMAN WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CALLING OUT THE PRE-SHIFT REPORT AND WAS TO FAR OUT IN THE HAULWAY WITH HIS PHONE. HE WAS HIT AND ROLLED 20' BY A SHUTTLE CAR PULLED COAL THOU THIS ENTRY. THE VICTIM COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS CHEST & ABDOMEN.
THE MAN WAS CUTTING UP DRAW ROCK THAT HAD FALLENIN #6 HEAD WITH THE MINER AS THE ROCK CAME DOWN THE CONVEYOR IT PILED UP ON TOP OF ONE ANOTHER AND ONE PIECE JUMPED OUT OF THE CONVEYOR STRIKING THE OPERATOR IN THE RIBS. THE DOCTOR SAID HE HAD BRUISED RIBS.
OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING SCOOP WHEN TRAM LEADS CAUGHT ON FIRE AND FLARED UP AND THE OPERATOR FELL OUT OF THE BACK OF THE SCOOP HURTING HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERAT ING A JOY 1&3 CONTINUOUS MINER IN TRHE FACE OF THE #5 HEADING WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK & OR COAL THAT WAS LODGED IN THE CONVEYOR CHAIN CAME LOOSE STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE L EFT EYE SCRATCHING T HE SURFACE OF THE LEFT EYE
RIDING MANTIP TO TRACK IT RAN OVER ROCK ROLLING HIM OUT TO GROUND
THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING 488 BATTERY POWERED SCOOP ON 48" COAL (001 SECTION) WHEN HE MISJUDGED THE CORNER OF THE COAL RIB WITH THE SCOOP, HITTING THE CORNER CAUSING THE COAL RIB TO BREAK OFF AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT EAR AND THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS CHEEK BELOW THE EAR.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING LOADED SHUTTLE CAR FROM THE #8 ENTRY TO THE DUMPING POINT, WHEN THE COAL IN THE SHUTTLE CAR CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE ROOF. DISLODGING A ROCK FROM THE ROOF CAUSING IT TO HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD JUST ABOVE THE LEFT EAR. SWELLING AND HEAD ACHE
THE MAN WAS RIDING IN THE SCOOP BUCKET WHEN THE OPERATOR GOT THE SCOOP STUCK GOING IN REVERSE. THE OPERATOR THEN PUT THE SCOOP IN FORWARD AND THE MAN RIDING THE SCOOP GOT HIS FOOT UNDER THE BU CKET GETTING IT CAUGHT AND BREAKING HIS BIG TOE.
TRUCK DRIVER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD,WHEN THE OPERATORS SIDE DOOR FLEW OPEN HE REACHED THE DOOR AND TORE TENDONS IN HIS SHOULDER THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON STATE HIGHWAY 23 SOUTH ALT 158.
THE MAN WAS HELPING PULL MINER CABLE WITH A PULL ROPE AND A 482 SCOOP, THIS MAN PUT FINGER IN BETWEEN THE PULL ROPE AND MINER CABLE, THEN THE SCOOP TIGHTENED UP ON THE ROPE AND HURT HIS FINGER .
MAN WAS RIDING OUT IN RAILMOTOR WHEN HE WENT THROUGH BELT FLY ON TRACK, THE BELT HIT HIM ON THE GROIN CAUSING HIS GROIN INJURY.
MAN SAID HE TWISTED HIS LEFT FOOT WHILE TURNING AROUND IN SHUTTLE CAR AND HURT HIS LOWER BACK.
MAN WAS STANDING BESIDE BUCKET WHEN OPERATOR STEERED THE BUCKET AND HIT THE MAN'S KNEE.
RIDING INSIDE IN RAIL MOTOR DURING DURING MANTRIP MAN RAISED UP BEFORE RAIL MOTOR CAME TO A FULL STOP AND HURT HIS NECK BY HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE ROOF
RAN OVER ROCK WITH SCOOP IT BOUNCED HIT UP AND DOWN IN SCOOP SEAT HURT HIS BACK. -AUDIT.
MEN WERE RIDING3UNDERGROUND IN MAN TRIP RAILMOTOR AT RETURN OVERCAST NO 2 WHERE A CURTAIN WAS HUNG ACROSS THE TRACK, THE MAN THAT WAS INJURED HAT WAS KNOCKED OFF BY THE CURTAIN HE THEN HIT HI HIS HEAD ON THE3OVERCAST CUTTING A PLACE IN HIS FOREHEAD
BENT OVER ON KNEES SHOVELING RIBS WHEN SCOOP OPER CAME AROUND CORNER AND HIT MAN IN BACK WITH SCOOP BUCKET.RETR WORK NEXT DAY.-AUDIT
RAN OVER ROCK WITH SCOOP.IT BOUNCED HIM UP AND WHEN HE CAME BACK DOWN IT HURT HIS BACK. -AUDIT.
MEN HAD JUST LEFT PORTAL IN MANTRIP CAR WITH 6 MEN IN FRONT AND 6 IN BACK 1000\ UNDERGROUND.THIS IS A LOW PLACE FOR 22\ -YOU HAVE TO BEND OVER ASO MAN CAN CLEAR.THIS MAN DIDNT BEND OVER AND WA S MASHED DOWN IN RAIL MOTOR,BROUGHT BACK TO OUTISIDE AND SENT TO HOSP IN RESUCUE SQUAD.