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SUDDEN MOVEMENT OF MINE VEHICLE IN WHICH EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING CAUSED EMPLOYEE HEAD TO CONTACT MINE ROOF.
EE WAS GREASING AN S&S SCOOP IN OUTSIDE SHOP. EE'S LEG WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE CUSHION BLOCK AND BUMPER OR STEERING JACK SECTION OF THE SCOOP WHEN ANOTHER EE ACCIDENTALLY ENGAGED THE SWIVEL ON THE SCOOP.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING MANTRIP AT BEGINNING OF SHIFT WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL HIT A ROOF BOLT CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BEND. STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT THIGH. THE INJURY OCCURRED APPROXIMATE LY FOUR BREAKS FROM THE FACE. DIAGNOSIS: BRUISEDTHIGH.
AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING THE SCOOP THROUGH A BREAK THE CORNER OF THE SCOOP BUCKET CAUGHT THE CUTTER CABLE CAUSING IT TO FALL AND STRIKING HIMON THE NECK. HE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 3-10-94. DIAGNOSIS: SPRAIN NECK RETURN TO WORK APPROX 3-21-94.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SCOOP NEAR THE DUMP, WHEN HE HIT A HOLE CAUSING HIS BACK TO JAR. HE HAS HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS AND FEELS THIS INCIDENT AGGRAVATED A PREVIOUS INJURY.
EE WAS OPERATING SCOOP WHEN PARTICLES OF CODE DUST FLEW INTO LEFT EYE HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WHERE EYE WAS FLESHED OUT.
54736YEE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP WHEN HE RAN INTO A HOLE CAUSING IT TO STOP SUDDENLY. THE IMPACT AND THE SUDDEN JOLT CAUSED REOCCURRENCE OF A PREVIOUS INJURY (NECK AND BACK) SUSTAINED ON 4-27-92 ?0381T INJURY WAS REPORTED TO MSHA 5-4-92.
EE WAS DRIVING THE BOSS BUGGY TO THE OUTSIDE OF MINE WHEN HE HIT A ROCK OR HOLE IN HIS PATH UPON IMPACT HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE ROOF TOP.
EMPLOYEE STOPPED THE BUGGY SO THE PASSENGER COULD REPOSITION HIMSELF ON THE BUGGY. WHEN THEY STARTED GOING DOWN A ROLL THE MOTOR IN THE BUGGY WOULDN'T WORK TO SLOW THEM DOWN. THE PASSENGER R OLLED OFF, WHILE THE DRIVER TRIED TO SLOW MACHINE. THENT HE DRIVER ROLELD OFF CATCHING THE ROOF WITH HIS LEFT HIP. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED OVERNIGHT.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP GOING UNDER THE BOLTER CABLE. WHEN A SPLICE CAUGHT IN THE REEL ON THE BOLTER CAUSING THE CABLE TO JERK DOWN. THE CABLE CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEE BY THE LEFT SIDE OF THE NECK.