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Employee turned the truck over while dumping at the stockpile. He complained of right shoulder pain. Ambulance took him to the hospital to get checked out.
EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING THE ROADWAYS AND RIBS WITH A 482 S & S SCOOP. HE WAS CLENAING IN A XCUT BETWEEN #2 AND #3 ENTRIES WHEN A RIB ROLLED OUT INTOTHE SCOOP DECK HITTING HIM ON RIGH T SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING ROCK WITH A 488 SAS SCOOP. THE ROADWAY HAD RUTTED OUT. A PIECE OF ROCK HAD FELL OUT OF THE SCOOP BUCKET INTO THE RUTT. EMPLOYEE RAN OVER THE ROCK CAUSING JARRING INJURY TO BACK.
THE EE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING A HAULER AND RAN OVER A ROCK IN ROADWAY AND JARRED HIS HIP.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS INSTALLING TIMBERS USING A HYDRAULIC CHAIN SAW OFF OF A RAMCAR. SUDDENLY, ANOTHER PIECE OF EQUIPMENT(SCOOP),RAN INTO PARKED RAM CAR, STRUCK EE'S RAM CAR AND PINCHED HIS L EG.
EE WAS RIDING DOWN THE ENTRY HIS BACK STARTE HURTING HE THEN STOPPED THE 828 COAL HAULER AND HAD TO BE HELPED OUT OF THE HAULER.
EE WAS OPERATORING AN 828 RAM CAR, HIT A HOLE IN ROADWAY CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE IN SEAT, CAUSING SPRAIN TO LOWER BACK.
WHILE OPERATING A COAL HAULER(RAM CAR) RAN OVER A ROCK IN THE ROADWAY, CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE UP COMING DOWN ON HIS SELF-RESCUER. EE DIDN'T START MISSING WORK UNTIL 5-11-98. DUE TO LACK OF COMM UNICATION WE DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS OFF FROM WORK DUE TO THE ACCIDENT.
EE CAUGHT HIS HEAD BETWEEN FRAME OF 270 TRACTOR AND THE MINE ROOF.
MAN WAS RIDING IN KERSEY JEEP THEN PLY CURTAIN, TOP WAS LOWER ON THE OTHER SIDE HIT HEAD ON TOP,WORKED UNTIL 8-6-97 FIRST WENT TO DOCTOR 8-11-97.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS COUPLING A ROCK DUST AMCHIEN UP TO A SUPPLY MOTOR THE OPERATOR PULLED THE SUPPLY MOTOR UP AND THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PIN AND THE MOTOR.
DRIVER BACKED RIGHT REAR WHEELS INTO AN UNCOMPACTED AREA OF THE REFUSE AREA CAUSING TRUCK TO LAYOVER ON RIGHT SIDE. TRUCK WAS STOPPED WHEN IT TURNED OVER.
WHILE DRIVING A TRACTOR FROM THE FACE TO THE FEEDER, HE HIT A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD AND JARRED HIS BACK.
WORKING ON BELTS AT THE #4 BELT WHERE TWO BELTS DUMP FROM DIFFERENT SIDES. STUCK HIS HEAD OVER TO SEE IF A ROCK WAS CLEARING ON 1 BELT ROCK CAME OF THE OTHER BELT HITTING HIM IN BACK OF HEAD.
EE WAS TAKING 828 COAL HAULER INSIDE. THE HAULER RAN OVER SOME LOOSE ROCK CAUSING OPERATOR TO HIT HEAD ON ROOF.
EE WAS CLEANING COAL RIB WITH A SCOOP. THE COAL RIB ROLLED RESULTING IN THE EE BEING HIT IN THE UPPER CHEST AREA WHILE SITTING ON THE DECK OF THE SCOOP.
EE WAS OPERATING THE SUPPLY MOTOR, PULLING IT UP THE RAIL WHEN IT STARTED SLIDING BACKWARDS AND RAN INTO ANOTHER MOTOR.
MANTRIP WAS COMING DOWN A HILL. THE TRACK BECAME SLICK CAUSING THE MANTRIP TO RUN INTO ANOTHER MOTOR.
MANTRIP WAS COMING OVER A HILL. RAILS BECAME SLICK CAUSING THE MANTRIP TO RUN INTO ANOTHER MOTOR.
EMP WAS OPERATING A COAL HAULER WHEN HE RAN OVERA TIMBER PUSHING HIS HEAD UP AGAINST THE ROOF CUTTING IT.
828 COAL HAULER OPERATOR BACKED THRU CURTAIN & HIT EE AS HE WAS BACKING ROOF BOLTER ACROSS SECTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING BOTTOM STAND OF BELT FRAME TO KNOCK COAL OFF. THE BELT OR ROLLER CAUGHT BAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING TRACK JEEP TO SURFACE AT END OF SHIFT. AS HE WAS GOING THOUGH A SET OF AIR LOCK DOORS, ONE OF THEM BLEW SHUT AND CAUGHT HIS HEAD BETWEEN DOOR AND TRACK JEEP.
RUNNING SUPPLIES IN JEEP/. COMING DOWN RAIL LINE. THERE WAS CHAIN HANGING DOWN FROM BELT LINE. EMP DIDN'T SEE CHAIN UNTIL IT HIT HIM IN THE EYE.EMP SUFFERED 2 CUTS ACROSS WHITE OF EYE AND 1 CU T ACROSS CORNEA.
EMPLOYEE WWAS ADJUSTING IDLER ROLLER AND BELT TAILPIECE, HAND ROLLED BETWEEN BELT AND ROLLER.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 8480 SCOOP SS HE HIT HIS HEAD ON HALFHEADCER WHICH WAS BOLTED TO MINE ROOF CAUSING SPRAIN TO NECK
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING SHED WITH TRACTOR AND GOT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE SHED AND THE TRACTOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING TRACTOR AND GOING THROUGH A CURTIAN. THERE WAS A BOW SAW LAYING ON TOP OF IT. THE SAW CAUGHT THE CURTAIN AND WENT DOWN BETWEEN HIS LEGS.
EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING TRACTOR AROUND CURVE AND HIS ARM GOT DOWN BETWEEN TRACTOR AND TRAILER AND CUT HIS ARM.
EE WAS OPERATING KERSEY TRACTOR, HIT HOLE IN ROADWAY, CAUSING HIM TO HIT ELBOW ON KERSEY DECK. EE DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 1-3-95.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 242 KERESEY TRACTOR. HE DROVE THRU A BACKUP CURTAIN HITTING MINER BOOM, PINNING HIMSELF IN THE DECK OF TRACTOR.
EE PULLED UP BEHIND THE MINER WITH TRACTOR TO PULL CABLE. SOMEHOW HE HIT THE TRAM PETAL, CAUSING TRACTOR TO RUN UP UNDER MINER BOOM, PINNING HIM IN THE DECK OF THE TRACTOR.
EMPLOEE WAS HOLDING METAL DOOR OPEN FOR TRACTOR OPERATOR TO DRIVE TRACTOR THROUGH DOOR AND THE TRAILOR FOR THE TRACTOR RAN OVER HIS FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A RAM CAR AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A HALF HEADER. HE DID NOT BEGIN MISSING WORK UNTIL 7-5-94.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF REMOVING A PIECE OF STEEL FROM UNDER CHAIN IN MOBILE BRIDGE CONVEYOR WHEN CHAIN WAS TURNE DON. PIECE OF STEEL DISLODGED FROM CHAIN AND HIT HIM IN NOSE. NOSE WAS BR OKEN AND CUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING AN 828 TAKING IT TO BATTERY CHARGING/CHANGING STATION,AND RAN OVER A PIECE OF ROCK IN THE ROAD CAUSING HIM TO HIT HEAD AND SHOULDERS ON MINE ROOF.
EE WAS CLEANING LOOSE COAL FROM ALONG THE RIB. THE RIB ROLLED OFF INTO DECK OF SCOOP, HITTING EE IN RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD. LACERATION OF RIGHT EAR.
WAS HANGING CURTAIN & WAS HIT BY COAL HAULER IN THE BACK. KNOCKED DOWN ON THE BOTTOM & RIGHT KNEE HIT ROCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UP THE RAM CAR AND GOT HIS RIGHT ARM CAUGHT BETWEEN RAM CAR AND TRAILER. RIGTH ELBOW CRUSHED.
ON SURFACE AT DRIFT ONE MANTRIP JEEP BECAME STUCK ON HILL ON SURFACE AT DRIFT AND THE OTHER MANTRIP RAN INTO IT WHILE TRYING TO PUSH IT UP HILL. EE HAD HIS FINGERS IN BETWEEN FRAME OF JEEP AND BATTERY TRAY. BATTERIES ROCKED FORWARD AND MASHED THREE OF HIS FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND.
13044MPING POINT. MAKING TURN WITH RAM CAR. HAD ARM BETWEEN CAR AND TRAILER AND MASHED ELBOW.
EMPL CHECKING FOR HOT BEARING ON TAIL SHAFT ON FEEDER AND COAL HAULER BACKED TRAILER INTO EMPL AND OVER TOP OF RIGHT LEG.
FACE AREA IN THE LINE OF DUTY WAS HAULING COAL FROM FACE TO DUMPING POINT HITTING HOLES IN ROADWAY STRAINED LOWER BACK
OUTSIDE OCCURRENCE. EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING UP MANTRIP. HE TOOK OFF WITH SAFETY SPRAG DOWN. IT BROKE, HITTING HIM ON THE FACE. LACERATION LEFT CHEEK. TWO BUTTERFLIES FOR TREATMENT.
EMPLOYEE HAD HIS RIGHT HAND LYING ON TOP OF METAL POST ON A 270 TRACTOR. LITTLE FINGER WAS DOWN OVER SIDE OF POST. TRAILER CAME AROUND, CATCHING LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN TRAILER AND POST.
EE HAD ARM LAYING ON PANIC BAR. LOW COAL CAUGHT ARM BETWEEN CURTAIN BOARD AND PANIC BAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS SCOOPING #3 ENTRY. THE SCOOP HUNG IN HIGH TRAM AND STRUCK RIGHT CORNER OF BUCKET ON THE RIB-THEN THE SCOOP PIVOTED. EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING HARD ON BRAKE WITH RIGHT FOOT AND LEG, S UDDEN IMPACT CUASED RUPTURE AND HE SUFFERED PULLED LEG MUSCLE AND UNILATERAL INGUINAL HERNIA.
MANTRIP HIT SOMETHING IN ROADWAY AND HIT I.NAME IN THE SIDE BECAUSE HE WAS LEANING OUT OF MANTRTIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING TRACTOR AND HIT HIS HEAD INTO HALF HEADER BOLTED TO ROOF.
EE WAS DRIVING KERSEY WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL KICKED BACK AND THE KNOB ON THE WHEEL STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW, CAUSING PAIN.