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EE was riding mantrip out of the mine, he observed a piece of slate falling from roof. When moved to dodge the falling rock, his leg went out of mantrip and hit the bottom, breaking his leg.
EE was tramming a scoop under a low hanging cable. He lifted the cable with his left arm while tramming under cable. When he was completely under the cable vertically, it shoved his elbow down into the deck putting pressure on his arm.
Employee was tramming a 3-wheeler along #4 belt, the front wheel hit a rut causing steering wheel to spin and the knob struck his hand.
Employee was operating the #4 Fairchild Bridge, the crawler unit turned without his knowledge and when he started to tram, the machine trammed onto his foot.
Employee was operating a mantrip when he hit a saw horse that was holding a continuous miner swing jack. The jack fell and landed on his right foot. Amendment: He did not miss any work until 10/24/05. This accident was previously reported on 10/7/05 as a no lost time accident on E-Document 242996.
Employee was tramming #3 Bridge into the next cut, he had his fingers on top of bridge when it rocked sideways, pinching his left middle finger between bridge and metal guard.
WHILE OPERATING SCOOP HE JAMMED HIS NECK AGAINST MINE ROOF.
OPERATING #2 MOBILE BRIDGE FROM #4 ENTRY TO #3 ENTRY THE BRIDGE ROLLED UP CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS ELBOW ON ROOF
WHILE OPERATING MANTRIP, EE HIT BUMP RESULTING IN RAISING HIM UP & STRIKING MINE ROOF.
WHILE NACKING MANTRIP UP, HE STRUCK A ROOF BOLT RESULTING IN BROKEN COLLAR BONE.
WHILE BACKING UP 3 WHEELER, EE CAME IN CONTACT WITH AN 8" I BEAM THAT PUNCTURED HIS LEFT LEG.
EE WORKED ALL DAY 9-10-2002. HE CALLED IN A 2255 ON 9-10-02 AND STATED HE WOULD BE OFF WORK UNTIL 9-16-02. NO IMMEDIATE ACCIDENT REPORT WAS COMPLETED.
EMPLOYEE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE MINE ROOF WITH HIS HEAD, CAUSING HIS INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNHOOKING A CHAIN FROM SCOOP WHEN IT WAS ENERGIZED AND RAM WAS PULLED IN CAUSING CHAIN TO TIGHTEN ON HIS MIDDLE AND INDEX FINGERS.
EE WAS OPERATING SCOOP WHEN HE RAN OVER A 6X6X42 CRIB CAUSING THE SCOOP TO IMPACT UPON HITTING THE GROUND RESULTING IN AN DISC INJURY IN EE'S LOWER BACK.
BACK PAIN AND NUMBNESS FROM WORKING CONDITIONS.
WHILE OPERATING MANTRIP, EE CAME IN CONTACT WITH ROOF BOLTER TRS.
THE EE WAS COMING OUT OF THE MINE WHEN SOME DUST GOT IN HIS EYE. HE RETURNED TO WORK THE FOLLOWING DAY AND WORKED THE 9TH, 11TH AND 12TH. HE LEFT EARLY ON THE 12TH TO RECEIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT .
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CROSS THE HAULAGE SYSTEM DURING A BELT PROVE. THE MINER WAS ATTACHED TO THE HAULAGE SYSTEM SO THAT THEY COULD MOVE IT. THE MINER OPERATOR DID NOT HEAR EE TELL HIM NO TO GO . WHEN EE GOT ON TOP OF THE HAULAGE THE MINER OPERATOR TRAMMED FORWARD CAUSING THE SYSTEM TO RAISE UP SMASHING EE IN THE TOP.
WHILW EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SCOOP, HE RAN OVER A ROCK AND THE IMPACT INJURED HIS UPPER BACK.
HE WAS SHOVELING UNDER BELT, LIFTED SHOVEL INTO BELT AND BELT CAUGHT SHOVEL CAUSING SHOVEL TO BE PUSHED DOWN AND HANDLE PUSHED UP SMASHING HAND BETWEEN SHOVEL AND RAIL.
A PIECE OF ROCK WAS STUCK IN TAIL OF BRIDGE. HE STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THE OPERATOR OF THAT BRIDGE KNEW HE WAS GOING TO REMOVE THE ROCK. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO DO THIS THE OPERATOR STARTED HIS BRI DGE CAUSING A ROCK TO STRIKE EE ON THE LEFT RINGFINGER.
INJ WAS TRAMMING A PERSONNEL CARRIER ON SURFACE TO RIDE SHED TO PUT ON CHARGE. UNIT HIT A RUT CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN & KNOB HIT LEFT HAND THIS ACCIDENT HAD NO EFFECT ON THE MINING OPERATION & NO SAFETY RULES WERE VIOLATED. IT ISDOUBTFUL THAT ANY PROTECTIVE ITEMS COULD HAVE HELPED BUT THE INJ MAY HAVE AVOIDED THE ACCIDENTBY BEING MORE ALERT TO THIS POSSIBLE HAPPENING
INJURED AND FELLOW EMPLOYEE INSTALLING RAPID HAUL. INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO LINE UP BOLT HOLES BY APPLYING DOWN PRESSURE ON SYSTEM; SCOOP LUNGED, CAUSING HIM TO TRAP HEAD BETWEEN OPERATING C OMPARTMENT OF SCOOP & TOP. NO DAMAGE TO MINING EQUIPMENT, TRAINING OR LACK OF IT, RULES/REGS OR SAFETY EQUIPMENT COULD HAVE PREVENTED THE ACCIDENT.
INJURED HAD GOTTEN ON MANTRIP TO LEAVE UNDERGROUND SECTION. A FELLOW EMPLOYEE, ON ANOTHER MANTRIP, RAN INTO THE FIRST A TOTAL OF THREE (3) TIMES. MINING EQUIPMENT OR SYSTEM PLAYED NO PART IN THE ACCIDENT. NO PROTECTIVE ITEMS COULD HAVE PREVENTED THE ACCIDENT, BUT FELLOW WORKER'S PROFICIENCY AND ATTITUDE A DEFINITE FACTOR.
EE WAS RIDING MANTRIP OUT OF MINES. HE RAISED UP AND STRUCK A CONTROL BOLT WITH HIS HEAD. IMPACT RESULTED IN A CUT TO HIS FOREHEAD AND SCALP TAKING APPROX 30 STAPLES AND MULTIPLE STITCHES TO C LOSE.