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EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING MANTRIP. AS HE STARTED UNDER THE BELT ON E-MAINS TRACK- THE TRIP STRUCK THE GUARD AND DISLODGED IT. HE WAS CAUGHT BY THE GUARD AND TWISTED AROUND IN THE OPERATIONS COMPA RTMENT. HE DEVELOPED LOWER BACK PAIN. NO DAYS WERE LOST MEDICAL TREATMENT ONLY.
WHILE OPERATING A 10 TON LOCOMOTIVE ON THE 6-MINER TRACK, THE INJURED APPLIED HIS BRAKES & LOST TRACTION DUE TO WET RAILS. THE LOCOMOTIVE THEN RAN INTO AN UNOCCUPIED MANTRIP PARKED AT THE END OF THE TRACK. DID NOT BEGIN MISSING WORK UNTIL 10/2/00.
EE WAS TRAVELING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION ON THE D-6 PANEL. A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE WAS HUNG FROM THE ROOF BOLTS ACROSS THE INTERSECTION. AS HE WALKED ACROSS THE INTERSECTION THE SHUTTLE CAR WAS ST ARTED AND MOVED. THE CABLE CAME DOWN & STRUCK HIM ACROSS THE FACE AT EYE LEVEL. THIS RESULTED IN A FRACTURE OF HIS NASAL BONE. HE MISSED NO WORKDAYS. HIS NASAL FRACTURE WAS SPLINTED-MED TREAT
WHILE BACKING UP THE SCOOP OUT OF X-CUT S-6, THE CANOPY CAUGHT THE END OF A CABLE TRUSS, WHICH FLEXED AND FLIPPED BACK INTO THE DECK STRIKING THE OPERATOR OVER THE LEFT EYE.
RIDING IN MANTRIP, MANTRIP DERAILED CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS ELBOW.