EE SAID A ROCK HAD LODGED WHERE #3 CONVEYOR BELTDUMPS ONTO #2 CONVEYOR. EE TURNED BOTH #2 & #3 CONVERYOR BELTS OFF AND WAS IN PROCESS OF REMOVING THE ROCK AND ACCIDENTLY GOT HIS BACK AGAINST THE OFF & ON SWITCH STARTING THE BELT AND DRUG HIM UNDER A WOODEN CROSSOVER USED TO CROSS THE BELT.
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Showing all 20EMP WAS HOLDING A LINE UP OUT OF THE SCOOPS WAY.AS SCOOP CAME BY THE SCOOP OPERATOR SLIGHTLY MOVED THE SCOOP BUCKET AND CAUGHT THE EMP AGAINST THE RIB ON HIS THIGHS.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS RETURNING TO THE SURFACE WITH THE MANTRIP AND STOPPED TO CLOSE A SET OF AIRLOCK DOORS ON THE TRACK AT NO 3 BELT HEAD AND WHEN HE GOT OFF TO SHUT THE DOORS HE EITHER FORGOT TO SET THE BREAK OR DIDN'T SET IT PROPERLY AND THE MANTRIP ROLLED INTO HIM PINNING HIM AGAINST THE DOORS. THE MANTRIP BRAKES WERE INSPECTED AND NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM.
HE ACCIDENTLY KNOCKED A POST WITH THE SCOOP AND A IECE OF ROCK CAME DOWN AND CAUGHT HIM AGAINST THE SCOOP. WHEN ACCIDEN FIRST HAPPENED HE DIDN'T MISS ANY WORK, ONLY COMPLAINED OF SOME STIFNES S. ON 10-19-93 I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY FOUND A BONE CHIP IN HIS HAND AND H E COMPLAINS OF HEADACHES.
EMPLOYEE SAID THAT HE COULD NOT REMEMBER STRICKING HIS KNEE AT ANYTIME OR TWISTING IT HE SAID THAT ABOUT 1:30 HIS KNEE STARTED HURTING & HE COULDNOT HARDLY WALK ON IT
OPERATOR ALLEGEDLY HIT A HOLE WITH THE BUGGY AND INJURED HIS BACK. THE OPERATOR HAD JUST RETURNED TO WORK. HE HAD BEEN RELEASED FROM THE DOCTOR TO GO BACK TO WORK BUT TOLD ME THAT THE DOCTOR S AID FOR HIM NOT TO WORK ANY OVERTIME AND TO TRY OPERATING THE BUGGY.
RUNNING A SHUTTLE CAR HAULING COAL TO FEEDER WHEN HE HIT HOLE IN PAVEMENT.BOUNCED HIM BACK AGAINST CANOPY LEG AND HURT HIS BACK.TOLD ABOUT THIS ACCIDENT WHEN EMPL WENT TO DR 11-3-90.
MAN WAS TAKING PART OFF BELT. THE BELT WAS SHUT OFF AND EMPLOYEE WAS CROSSING TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BELT. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE STARTED THE BELT AND THE INJURED EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF THE BELT AND FELL INJURING HIS LEFT WRIST.
MAN WAS RIDING AND ARRIVING IN MAN TRIP. HE WAS SITTING ON HIS BELT SELF RESCUER. HE RAISED UP TO GET THE BELT SELF RESCUER OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND HIS HEAD HIT THE TOP OF THE ROOF.
MANTRIP RAN AWAY STRIKING ANOTHERAILRUNNER ON TRACK.
MANTRIP RAN AWAY STRUCK ANOTHER RAILRUNNER ON TRACK
MANTRIP RAN AWAY STRUCK ANOTHER RAILRUNNER ON TRACK.
MANTRIP RAN AWAY STRIKING ANOTHER RAILRUNNER ON TRACK.
MANTRIP RAN AWAY STRIKING ANOTHER RAILRUNNER.
MANTRIP RAN AWAY STRIKING ANOTHER RAILRUNNER ON TRACK.
MAN WAS RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR AND HIT A HOLE IN ROADWAY THROWING HIM OFF SHUTTLE CAR CAR.BRUISED HIS RIGHT ARM AND RIGHT LEG.
SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR RAN CAR THROUGH LOW PLACE CANOPY CAUGHT ROOF TEARING CANOPY OFF AND IT FELL ON OPERATOR
MAN WAS RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR AND GOT HIMSELF TO CLOSE TO COAL RIB AND THE SHUTTLE CAR SHARP AND CAUGHT HIMSELF BETWEEN SHUTTLE CAR AND RIB.
OPERATOR SC CHA3GING DIRECTIONS IN SEAT,LEFT FOOT STUCK IN MUD,TURNED UPPER BODY AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.
MAN TRIP JUMPED3RAIL AND THE MAN RIDING IN IT HIT HIS KNEE ON METAL BRUSING KNEE