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EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR FROM MINER TO DUMPING POINT WHEN HE GOT A SMALL PIECE OF COAL IN HIS EYE
DRIVER WAS OPERATING THE TRATOR TRAILER ASCENDING A STEEP HAUL ROAD WHICH WAS ROUGH & WET & WAS TURNING TO THE RT WHEN THE DRIVE WHEELS ON THE TRACTOR LOST TRACTION CAUSING IT TO SPIN THEN GAI NED TRACTION CAUSING THE GEARING IN THE REAR ENDTO BREAK THE TRACTOR & TRAILER STARTED SLIDIKNG BACKWARD ON THE GRADE & CURVE CAUSING THE TRAILER TO JACK KNIFE & UPSET & THROW THE TRACTOR INT
THE EE WAS INAN UPRIGHT POSITION ON A RAILROAD CAR PLATFORM TRY TO RELEASE THE MANUAL BRAKE. THE BRAKE WAS TIGHTLY SET AND WHEN IT BROKE FREE, THE EE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN A SITTING POSITION TRAMMING THE SHUTTLE CAR TOWARD THE MINER. HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY AND WAS JARRED. HE THEN FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND HIP.
38505MPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR. SHE WAS PULLING UNDER THE BOOM OF THE MINER WHEN THE TRAM STUCK CAUSING THE SHUTTLE CAR TO STRIKE THE MINER. THIS CAUSED A "WHIPLASH" EFFECT TO THE EM 73685E. SHE BEGAN EXPEREINCING PAIN IN HER NECK LATER IN THE DAY.
EMPLOYEE AND CO-WORKER WERE IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING BELT FROM THE BELT LINE.THE EMPLOYEE TIED A CHAIN AROUND THE BELT AND COUPLED IT TO A MINE LOCOMOTIVE AND CAUSED IT TO COME IN CONTACT WI TH A MINE TIMBER AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE WHO HADNOT YET GOT INTO THE CLEAR.
EMPL WAS IN A BENT OVER POSITION SHOVELING UNDER $4 BELT DRIVE RUNNING ON TIGHT SIDE WHEN THE BOTTOM RETURN BELT CONTACTED HIS SHOVEL CAUSING THE SHOVEL TO QUICKLY REVERSE DIRECTIONS,THRUST HA ND AGAINST THE DRIVE CAUSING THUMB TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN SHOVEL HANDLE AND DRIVE FRAME.