THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR. WHILE LEAVING THE LOADING POINT & TRAVELING BACK TO THE MINER, THE BOOM OF THE SHUTTLE CAR CAUGHT A POWER CABLE THAT WAS HUNG ACROSS THE ROADWAY. THE CABLE PULLED ACROSS THE OPERATOR COMPARTMENT OF THE SHUTTLE CAR STRIKING THE EE IN THE HEAD & NECK.
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Showing all 5WHILE TRAMMING SCOOP, EMPLOYEE JAMMED HEAD AGAINST THE MINE ROOF. EE WAS EXAMINED BY A DR. & RELEASED FOR LIGHT DUTY WORK. PAIN PERSISTED SO EE WILL BE OFF WORK.
WHILE HAULING COAL THE EMPLOYEE HIT A SERIES OF HOLES IN HIS RUNWAY JARRING HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAINING SLOPE BELT USING A HAMMER WITH TAPE AND GROVES CUT IN HANDLE. EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING BOTTOM HANGERS AND HAMMER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT AND ROLLER, PULLING HAND INTO BELT. E MPLOYEE WAS WEARING A WATCH WHICH CAUSED INJURIES WHEN HE PULLED HAND AND WRIST OUT.
2 MECHANICS WERE CLEANING FIRE SUPPRESSION SPRAYS ON SIDE OF MINER. THEY HAD THEIR MANTRIP PARKED BESIDE MINER AT AN INTERSECTION. ALONG SIDE MANTRIP WAS A CANVAS CHECK-FOREMAN WAS OPERATING S COOP, REMOVING GOB FROM FACE OF #1 ENTRY AND HE DROVE SCOOP THROUGH CHECK LIFTING MANTRIP WITH SCOOP PUSHING MANTRIP INTO LEG OF MECHANIC.