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EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE RAN OVER A ROCK WHILE OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR, CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON CANOPY.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THE SHUTTLE CAR BOUNCED ON ROUGH ROADWAY IN #4 ENTRY CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON CANOPY.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS HANDING EXPANDED METAL ACROSS BELT, BELT CAUGHT METAL CAUSING IT TO FLY UP AND HIT HIM ACROSS MOUTH.
EMPL STATED THAT HE WAS LOADING CINDER BLOCKS IN SCOOP BUCKET BUCKET APPROX 6"-8" OFF BOTTOM. BUCKET WAS ABOUT 3/4 LOADED. INJURED THREW BLOCK ON SCOOP BUCKET DROPPED HITTING LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS HELPING LOAD S/CAR ON LOW-BOY, S/CAR FELL ON SLED KNOCKING TIRE OVER ON HIS RIGHT LEG.
LOAIDNG SUPPLLIES IN SCOOP 2ND SCP CAME THRU HITTING BACK OF SCOOP CAUSING IT TO ROLL ON HIS FT.
INJ TRAVELING OFF SECTION IN MANTRIP.DUCKED HEAD GOING UNDER OVERCAST.THEN RAISE HEAD TOO SOON AND STRUCK HEAD ON OVERCAST.INJURY TO NECK REPORTED.
I.NAME AND 2 OTHER MEN WERE MOVING MANTRIPS OUTBY, SO MOTOR CREW COULD SWITCH SUPPLIES. I.NAME WAS ON FRONT MANTRIP, 2ND UNMANNED MANTRIP HIT FIRST MANTRIP. I.NAME JUMPED OUT HURTING HIS BACK.
TROLLEY POLE CAME OFF WIRE KNOCKING ROCK DOWN.HITTING HIM ON BACK OF NECK.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS RIDING IN MANTRIP WHEN TROLLEY POLE CAME OFF POLE HIT AGAINST TOP CAUSING A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK TO FALL ROCK HIT THE EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT WRIST ANDRIGHT THIGH
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT JEEP (#6) WAS BEING RUN FROM END OF TRACK, PATTON MAINS, DOWN TO FIRST SWITCH AT #8 BELT HEAD. THE BRAKES WERE LOCKED UP BY THE OPERATOR OF THE JEEP CAUSING THE JEEP TO R UN OU OF CONTROL DOWN THE GRADE TOWARD THE SWITCH. THE #6 JEEP SLAMMED INTO ANOTHER JEEP CAUSING THE INJURY.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT JEEP (#6) WAS BEING RUN FROM END OF TRACK, PATTON MAINS, DOWN TO FIRST SWITCH AT #8 BELT HEAD. THE BRAKES WERE LOCKED UP BY THE OPERATOR OF THE JEEP CAUSING THE JEEP TO R UN OUT OF CONTROL DOWN THE GRADE TOWARD THE SWITCH. THE #6 JEEP SLAMMED INTO ANOTHER JEEP CAUSING THE INJURY.
EMPLOEE STATED THAT HE WAS WORKING ON CONVEYOR CHAIN ON MINER CHAIN WAS HUNG. HE HAD ARM DOWN UNDER FOOTSHAFT WHEN SOMEONE MOVED SHUTTLE CAR HOKED TO CONVEYOR CHAIN, CATCHING ARM BETWEEN CHAI N AND FOOT SHAFT.
EMPLOYEE STATED ANCHOR BOARD BROKE LLOSE AND A PART OF THE BOARD CAME INSIDE THE CANOPY STRIKING HIS R T THUMB
EMPLOLYEE STATED HE WAS RUNNING SCOOP WHEN ROOF STRAP HANGING DOWN HIT HIM ON CHIN