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EE WAS SITTING IN THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT OF AFRONT END LOADER WITH THE SEAT BELT FASTENED. HETURNED AROUND TO THE LEFT SUDDENLY TO SEE IF THEBELTS WERE RUNNING. AS HE TURNED HE FELT SUDDEN PAIN AND PULLING IN RIGHT HIP. HE SUSTAINED A LOWER BACK SPRAIN AND IS RECEIVING TREATMENTS AT A CHIRPRACTOR.
WHILE OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR BEHIND MINER EMPLOYEE FELT SOMETHING IN RIGTH EYE. EMPLOYEE WENT FOR TREATMENT AFTER WORK AND HAD FOREIGN OBJECT REMOVED.
WHILE SECURING A CHAIN BETWEEN A LOAD OF SUPPLIES AND SCOOP, EMPLOYEE FAILED TO GET FINGER CLEAR OF CHAIN BEFORE TIGHTENING UP, REQUIRING SEVERAL STITCHES TO TIP OF MIDDLE FINGER. EMPLOYEE RET URNED ON NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.
EE WAS TRAMMING A SCOOP LOADED WITH ROOF BOLTER SUPPLIES. AS THE SCOOP WAS TRAMMED UP OUT OF A HOLE THE BUCKET RAISED UP CAUSING SOME STRAPS & T-3 CHANNELS TO SLIDE, STRIKING THE OPERATOR'S LE FT HAND. HE SUSTAINED A BROKEN BONE IN LEFT THUMB AND SEVERE CUT.
INJURD PERSON WAS HELPING UNLOAD A BELT DRIVE FROM A SCOOP BUCKET. HE WAS POSITIONED BETWEEN HE DRIVE FRAME AND THE SIDE OF THE SCOOP BUCKET WHEN THE CHAIN HOLDING THE DRIVE WAS LOOSENED. TH E DRIVE SLIPPED AND PINCHED HIS TORSO AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE BUCKET. HE SUSTAINED BLUNT TORSO TRAUMA AND A FRACTURED TRANSVERSE PROCESS.
INJURED PERSON WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN WHILE OPERATING A STANDARD SHUTTLE WHEN HIS RIGHT ARM WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE SHUTTLE CAR & THE RIGHT RIB HE INADVERTENTLY ALLOWED RIGHT ARM TO SLIP OUTS IDE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT AS HE GLANCED BACKWARDCHECK ON LOCATION OF A MINER TRAILING CABLE HE SUSTAINED AN AVULSION ON RIGHT FOREARM & BRUISED RIGHT ARM
INJURED PERSON WAS OPERATING AN OFF STANDARD SHUTTLE CAR. AS THE CAR WAS BEING LOADED BY THE CONTINOUS MINER HE TURNED AROUND IN HIS SEAT SO HEWAS FACING AWAY FROM THE MINER. AS HE LOOKED BACK TO CHECK THE LOAD HE PUT HIS HAND ON TOP CANOPYAND TRAMMED A COUPLE FEET PINCHING RT INDEX FINGER BETWEEB ROOF AND CANOPY. FINGER WAS CUT AND TOOK OVER 10 STITCHES.
THE INJURED PERSON WAS OEPRATING A BATTERY POWERED SCOOP WITH HIS LEFT HAND PLACE DON THE FRAME OUTSIDE TH EOPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT. AS HE HAD A TURN HSI HAND WA SPINCHED BETWEEN THE BRAMES OF HTE FRONT AND REAR SCOOP SECTIONS. HE SUSTAINED A BROKEN BONE BETWEEN 2ND JOINT AND KNUCKLE ON TEH LITTLE FINGER OF THIS HAND.
WHILE MOVING MINER & INBY BRIDGE WHICH WERE NOT IN VIEW OUTBY BRIDGE OPERATOR WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN OPERATORS COMPARTMENT & RIGID FRAME MODULAR FREACTURING BOTH LOWER LEGS & LEFT ANKLE
ROADWAY WAS SLICK AND ICY.ONE PERSON RECEIVED BACK INJURY STRAIN DAMAGE TO THE EQUIPMENT WAS DOOR AIR CLEANER TAILGATE BELL HOUSING ON TRANS AND POSSIBLE FRAME BENT.
TRAMMING SCOOP IN WATER HOLE- PIPE FLEW UP AND STRUCK HIM BELOW LEFT EYE.
BRIDGE BACKING OUT CAUGHT CRIB BLOCK BETWEEN FOOT
EMPL WALKED IN FRONT OF MOVING SHUTTLE CAR AND GOT SQUEEZED BETWEEN SHUTTLE CAR AND MINE ROOF DISLOCATING AND BRUISING LEFT SHOULDER.
OPER MANTRIP FRONT WHEEL STRUCK HOLE IN BOTTOM STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN PULLED TWISTED ARM AS HE WAS STEERING WHEEL BY SPOKE