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EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING ON THE TRACK NEAR THE MOUTH OF A-MAINS, WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE OVERCAST WHILE TRAVELING UNDERNEATH SUCH. THE OVERCAST IDENTIFIED IS THE A-MAINS BELT OVERCAST.
HAULING COAL ON B-1 SECTION IN 2ND OPEN BREAK BETWEEN #2 AND #3 ENTRY. UPON WHICH OPERATOR HIT A HOLE IN ROADWAY STOWING NECK INTO CANOPY OF BUGGY, AT 10:15PM.
RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR UNDER BOLTER CABLE, BOLTER CABLE CAUGHT INJURED UNDER NECK PULLING HIM BACKWARDS OUT OF CAR.
TRUCK WAS COMING DOWN ENBANKMENT AND BROKE AN REAR AXLE CAUSING TRUCK TO FREE WHEEL. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK AND RAN INTO DITCH BEFORE PARKING EMERGENCY BRAKES WERE ENGAGED.
TRUCK WAS COMING DOWN EMBANKMENT FOR SOME REASON DRIVE AXLE WAS BROKEN CAUSING TRUCK TO FREE WHEEL DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK BEFORE PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND RAN TRUCK INTO DITCH ON LEF T COAL TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CROSSING A CONVEYOR BELT. THE BELT WAS NOT RUNNING WHEN HE STARTED TO CROSS IT. AS HE CROSSED THE BELT IT WAS STARTED FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE MOTOR OF THE BELT THREW HIM INTO A OVER CAST.
INJURED WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR, WEARING A SEAT BELT. HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY. THE CAR BOUNCED HIM UP AGAINST THE BELT INJURING HIS ABDOMEN, CAUSING A HERNIA, HE IS HAVING SURGERY T O REPAIR THIS HERNIA. THIS HAPPENED ON THE R-MAINS 19 CROSSCUT.
BACKING A S&S UT40 UP & FRONT WHEEL CAUGHT ON A PIECE OF WOOD JERKING STEERING WHEEL AROUND & HITTING LEFT THUMB FX IT