RUNNING SCOOP RAN OVER ROCK, BUMPED HEAD ON ROOF.
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Showing 50 of 61WHILE OPERATING A MANTRIP-THE FRONT WHEEL DROPPED INTO A RUT ON THE TRAVELWAY CAUSING THE STEERINGWHEEL TO COME OUT OF HIS HAND HITTING HIM ON THE WRIST AND HAND.
WHILE PULLING A ROCK DUSTER WITH A TRACTOR HE PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE TONNOG OF DUSTER AND TRACTOR.
EE PUT HIS FOOT BETWEEN BRATTICE WALL & PALLET OF CEMENT BLOCKS, WHILE SCOOP OPERATOR WAS TRYING TO LOAD BLOCKS IN BUCKET, PINCHING FOOT BETWEEN BLOCKS & BRATTICE WALL.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A KERSEY TRACTOR ON THE SE-E BUTT RUNWAY. THE WHEEL FELL INTO A POT HOLE CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO COME OUT OF HIS GRIP. THE KNOB CAME AROUND AND HIT HIM ON THE BACK OF THE LEFT HAND.
EE WAS CRAWLING UP LO BELT WHEN SOME ONE TURNED THE BELTS ON. THE BELTS WENT DOWN EARLIER IN THE SHIFT. HE FAILED TO SEE THAT THE LO BELT WAS SHUT OFF. THE MINE WAS CLOSED TO THE LO BELT.
FORK LIFT WAS TRYING TO MOE AN 8'X4' PLATFORM AND THE FRONT END OF THE PLATFORM WOULD NOT COME UO SO THAT THE FORKLIFT COULD MOVE IT. INJURED STEPPED ON THE BACK OF THE PLATFORM TO COUNTER BAL ANCE IT AND WHEN THE FORKLIFT PICKED IT UP,INJURED WAS KNOCKED OFF OF IT STRIKING AXLE OF FORKLIFT CAUSING HEAD INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRMMINGAN S&S SCOOP TO THE FACE WHEN ONE WHEEL HIT A POLE AND STOVED OR JARRED HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS TRAVELING TO SECTION TO INSTALL SIGHTS.HE WAS DRIVING A MORMON 4B MANTRIP WHEN HE CAME TOA LOW PLACE IN THE ROOF AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE ROOF WHILE MOVING., HE CAME OUTSIED & COMPLAINED OF NECK PAIN
EE WAS DRIVING A P242 KERSEY TRACTOR THRU A X CUT AND THE FRONT WHEEL OF THE KERSEY CAUGHT ON THE CORNER OF THE RIB. CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN AROUND HITTING THE BACK OF HIS LEFT HAND .
FILLING CAN WITH WATER WHEN 5010 SEAT RAN OVER FOOT. 5010 OPERATOR DIDN'T SEE EE.
EE WAS SCOOPING FACES IN NO. 2 ENTRY WITH HIS ARM OUTSIDE OF THE SEAT BACKING. HE SCOOPED THE RIGHT RIB & THE SCOOP SWIVELED INTO THE RIB PINCHING HIS FOREARM & ELBOW BETWEEN THE SEAT & RIB.
WHILE OPERATING A KERSEY TRACTOR IN MUDDY CONDITIONS - THE STEERING WHEEL CAME LOOSE FROM HIS HAND STRIKING HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING A BRUISE.
EE WAS OPERATING THE MBC WITH HIS HAND ON TOP OF THE CANOPY POST WHEN THE SEAT WENT OVER A PILE OF COAL OR ROCK AND SMASHED HIS MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN ROOF AND POST.
TWISTING AROUND IN SEAT TO SEE ROCK IN REAR BRIDGE ON M.B.C.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A ROCK DUSTER WITH A KERSEY TRACTOR WHEN HE WENT AROUND THE STUMP FROM 5-4 ENTRY, HE HAD HIS ARM AROUND THE PROTECTIVE BUMPER POST AND THE ROCK DUSTER SQUEEZED HIS ARM AN D WRIST. ARM AND WRIST WAS SQUEEZED BUT DID NOT BREAK IT.
EE WAS RIDING ON MAN TRIP WHEN THE BACK WHEEL WENT INTO A HOLE CAUSING EE TO BE RAISED UP & WHENHE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH MAN TRIP AGAIN HE HAD PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING THE MBC WHEN THE SEAT WENT OVER A HUMP IN THE BOTTOM AND IT JAMMED HIS HEAD AGAINST THE ROOF.
EE WAS TRAMMING MBC AHEAD WHEN THE FRONT OF THE SEAT CAUGHT ON A LIP ON THE BOTTOM AND FLIPPED THE BACK UP JAMMING HIS HEAD INTO THE ROOF.
EE WAS PSREADING LO BELT STRUCTURE ALONG LOW BELT WHILE BELT WAS RUNNING. MINER AND 50-10 WERE TRAMMING UP INTO THE INTAKE SIDE, WHEN THE MIDDLE BRIDGE BETWEEN THE INBY AND OUTBY 5010 CAME AGA INST THE RIB FORCING OUTBY 5010 INTO THE LOTAIL CAUSING LO BELT STRUCTURE TO BUCKLE. EE WAS ON THE TIGHT SIDE OF THE LO BELT. HIS RIGHT ARM WAS PINCHED BETWEEN STRUCTURE AND RIB, CAUSING A SM
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING ROCK DUSTER IN SECTION WITH KERSEY TRACTOR. HE WAS COMING THROUGH A CUT THRU WHEN THE TRACTOR TIRE CAUGHT ON AN OFFSET ON THE BOTTOM AND STEERING WHEEL KNOB CAME AROUND A ND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT WRIST CAUSIGN SWELLING.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING SUPPLIES WITH A KERSEY TRACTOR. THE WHEEL WENT OVER A ROCK LYING ON THE RUNWAY AND THE STEERING KNOB CAME AROUND AND PUSHED LEFT ELBOW DOWN ONTO OPERATOR'S SEAT AND WAS RE STING BETWEEN THUMB AND FOREFINGER BENDING THE THUMB BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS DUSTING WITH A PULL TYPE DUSTER HOOKED INTO A KERSEY TRACTOR. CONDITIONS A LOW (38"-40"). HE WAS PULLING DUSTER FROM NO. 7 ROOM TO #8 ROOM WITH HEAD TURNED LOOKING BEHIND. HIS CAP LAMP CORD CAUGHT ON A ROOF BOLT AND PULLED NECK BACK RESULTING IN INJURY.
WHILE TRAMMING JEFFERY 50/10 MBC. HE WAS PICKING UP BACK BRIDGE AT SAME TIME. DISENGAGED TRAM CAUSE BRIDGE TO PICK UP RAPPIDLY. JAMMING HEAD INTO ROOF. INJURING LOWER NECK AREA.
WHEN MOVING CABLES EE PUT TOPE SLING ON CABLE AND WAS WAITING FRO 150 S & S TRACTOR TO BACK UP AND PULL CABLE. BECAUSE OF WET & MUDDY CONDITIONS TRACTOR WAS STUCK. EE MOVED CLOSER TO TRACTOR W HICH PUT HIM ALONGSIDE OF COAL RIB. TRACTOR GOT ENOUGH TRACTION TO MOVE PINNING EE AGAINST RIB RESULTING IN FRACTURE OF COLLARBONE.
INJURED WAS DRIVING 3 WHEEL MANTRIP DOWN HEADING HWEN FRONT WHEEL STRUCK A PIECE OF BOTTOM CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN OUT OF HIS HAND AND THE STEERING KNOB STRUCK WRIST.
WHILE OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR=THE WHEEL DROPPED INTO A HOLE ON THE BOTTOM IN WHICH IT JARRED HIS BACK-(THIS INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED ON 10-23-92-WAS NOT A LOST TIME UNTIL JAN.11 1993-HE WORKED W ITH THIS CONDITION BUT KEPT GETTING PROGRESSIVALY WROSE-HE THEN WENT TO A DOCTOR.)
WHILE OPERATING A SUPPLY TRACTOR HIS ARM GOT CAGUTH BETWEEN THE ROOF AND THE TRACTOR.
WHILE BACKING OUT OF A WORKING PLACE. HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE ROOF WHILE OPERATING THE MBC CAUSING A CONCUSSION.
COMING FROM UNDER FRONT BRIDGE,WHILE CROSSING FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER OF HAULAGE UNIT OF 003 SECTION.EMPL CSE-SR-100 WAS AGAINST BRIDGE.AT THE SAME TIME,MBC OPERATOR LEFT THE BRIDGE DOWN AN D HIT EMPL CAUSING BROKEN LEG.
WHILE THE MINER OPERATOR WAS BACKING OUT OF A WORKING PLACE. THE MBC OPERATOR GOT SQUEEZED BETWEEN THE RIB AND MBC. HE WAS INSTRUCTED ON THE USE OF THE PANIC BAR TO DENERGIZE THE MINER SEVERAL TIMES.
EMPLOYEE STATES AS HE WAS PULLING A SCOOP WITH ANOTHER TRACTOR, TRAVELING ON A DOWN GRADE. THE CHAIN GOT SLAK IN IT AND CAME LOOSE. HE NOTICED THE LOOSE CHAIN AND ATTMPTED TO STEP ON THE TRA M TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE SCOOP BE HE HIT THE BRAKE BY MISTAKE. AND WAS STRUCK WITH THE SCOOP.
WHILE BACKING UP THE MBC HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE MACHINE.THE HEEL OF HIS FOOT HIT THE MINE BOTTOM AND THE MACHINE CAUGHT THE TOP OF HIS FOOT BENDING IT BACK.BREAKING A BONE ON THE TOP OF HIS FOOT.
WHILE OPERATING A JEEP UNDERGROUND.HE WAS TRAVELING THROUGH A RUN-THROUGH CHECK,WHEN A PICE OF BELTING FROM THE RUNTHROUGH CHECK HIY HIM IN THE HEAD HURTING HIS NECK.
WHILE BACKING UP MBC OUT OF WORKING PLACE OPERATORS HAND SLIPPED ON CONTROLS CAUSING MACHINE TO KICK SIDEWAYS. LEFT FOOT SLIPPED BETWEEN SEAT & MACHINE.
PULLING CABLE OUTSIDE AT SHOP AREA,HAND OVER JEEP FRAME RAN INTO MINER FRAME.
WHILE THE SCOOP THAT INJURED WAS OPERATING WAS BEING PULLED UP THE SLOPE BY ANOTHER TRACTOR-THE CHAIN BROKE AND FLEW BACK STRIKING INJURED ON THE FACE.
WHILE OPERATING A 3A THREE WHEELER UNDER GROUND, THE FRONT WHEEL OF THE JEEP HIT A HOLE IN THE TRAVELWAY. THE STEERING KNOB ON THE WHEEL CAME AROUND AND HIT HIM ON THE HAND.
ENTERED MINE ON 2ND SHIFT,GOT OFF MANTRIP TO CHECK A PUMP.WHILE CRAWLING IN FRONT OF MANTRIP OPERATOR PUT IT INTO REVERSE TO BACK UP BUT IT WENT FORWARD AND BUMPED I.NAME.
WHILE OPERATING SCOOP IN LOW COAL AREA. HE HIT HEAD ON RIB OVERHANG & TWISTED NECK.
MAN WAS PUTTING SNUB BOLT IN X-CUT BEHIND CANVAS AND SHUTTLE CAR WAS SWITCHING OUT. MAN GOT SQUEEZED BETWEEN ROOF BOLTER AND SHUTTLE CAR.
CLEANING DITCH ALONG ROAD WAY. EMPLOYEE USING CAT HIGHLIFT. MACHINE RAN UP OVER BEAM LEANED OVER FAR ENOGH TO LAY OVER ON ITS SIDE.
PULLING CABLE WITH JEEP LOOP CAUGHT FOOT CASUING HIM TO FALL ON HIS LEFT SIDE, LNADED ON LEFT RESCURER.
WHILE OPERATING A TRACTOR WITH ROCK DUSTER ATTACHED HE WAS BACKING IT INTO A X-CUT IN MUDDY CCONDITIONS WHEN THE TRAILOR SLID SIDEWAYS PINCHING HIS HAND WHICH WAS RESTING ON THE PIN THAT HOLD S THE TRAILOR TO THE TRACTOR
WHILE BACKING A3TRACTOR UP TO A SUPPLY TRAILER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE BRAKE OF THE TRACTOR, AND PINCHED HIS FINGERS ON R T HAND BETWEEN THE TRACTOR AND TRAILER
WHILE OPERATING3THE FORK LIFT,LOADING SUPPLIES ONTO THE SUPPLY CAR,THE WHEELS OF THE FORK LIFT DROPPED INTO A HOLE,RESULTING IN THE MUSCLES.
EMPLOYEE CALLED3IN AT 700AM ON 040887 & REPORTED HE WAS GOING TO THE DOC.BECAUSEOF BACK PAIN IN THE SAME AREA OF THE BACK AS PREVIOUS INJURY ON 020587
WHILE CRAWLING 5LONG THE BELTLINE, HE HIT HIS KNEE ON THE BELT STRUCTURE
WAS RUNNING SHU7TLECAR IN SECTION, FRONT END OF SHUTTLECAR BOTTOMED OUT THROWING DIRT UP AND WENT INTO LEFT EYE
RUNNING SHUTTLE3CAR IN LOW AREA OF SECTION WENT OVER BUMPY PART OF TRAVEL-WAY WAS BOUNCED AROUND WRENCHED BACK.