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THE EE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE HIT A ROUGH BOTTOM THROWING HIM INTO THE CANOPY OF THE CAR, JAMMING HIS NECK & BACK
THE EE WAS TRAMMING A SCOOP WHEN HE RAN OVER A CRIB BLOCK CAUSING THE OPERATOR TO JAM HIS HEAD AGAINST THE CANOPY. THIS HAPPENED ON #1 SECTION 3 BRREAKS INBY END OF TRUCK. THIS BECAME A LTA 05-18-989
HE WAS MOVING CABLE BACK WITH A SCOOP. WHEN HE TURNED TO WATCH THE MINER CABLE SLACK, THE SCOOP TRAMMED OVER IS RIGHT FOOT CAUSING A SEVERE BRUISE.
EE WAS IN A ROVER PULLING WIRE ROPE FROM #2 HEAD. THE ROPE CAUGHT ON SOMETHING CAUSING THE ROVER TO SUDDENLY STOP CAUSING HIS HEAD TO HIT INSIDE THE CANOPY OF THE ROVER CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD, PAIN TO LEFT WRIST AND LEFT ELBOW.
THE EE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY & HIT HIS HEAD INTO THE CANOPY. HE WAS WORKING ON #1 SECTION.
THE EE WAS TRAMMING A SHUTTLE CAR TOWARD THE MINER ON #2 SECTION/#5 ENTRY WHEN HE HIT A HOLE & STARTED HAVING PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK. THIS WAS ORIGINALLY THOUGHT TO BE AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS RESULTING FROM REPEATED TRAUMA FROM PREVIOUS BACK PROBLEMS, HOWEVER AFTER BEING EXAMINED THE RESULTS FROM THE DR. SHOWED THIS TO BE A SPRAIN, STRAIN TYPE OF ACCIDENT.
EMP WAS DOING HIS NORMAL JOB OF RUNNING THE SHUTTLE CAR ON 001 SECTION WHEN HE BEGAN FEELING PAIN IN HIS MID AND LOWER BACK. THERE WAS NO INCIDENT TO CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN. HAS HAD BACK PAIN BE FORE. REPORT WAS NOT FILED UNTIL THE DRS REPORT AND DIAGNOSIS FROM RADIOGRAPHS WERE RECEIVED. THIS SHOWED A PROBABLE ANTERIOR COMPRESSION FRACTURE OF L1 AND WAS MADE 8-8-96.
EMP WAS HELPING BLOCK UP TRACK TO GET THE SCOOP ACROSS. SCOOP MOVED PUSHING THE BLOCKING AGAINSTMETAL RAIL CUTTING THE TIP OF EMPS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER. DID NOT BECOME A LTA UNTIL 7-22-96.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A CABLE WITH A ROPE ON #2 SECTION #9 ENTRY. THE ROPE WAS LOOPED ON ONE END AROUND A BAR IN THE SHUTTLE CAR WITH A HAMMER HANDLE IN THE LOOP AROUND A BAR IN THE SHUTTLE CAR TO SECURE THE ROPE. AS THE SHUTTLE CAR PULLED THE CABLE THE BAR BROKE ALLOWING SOMETHING TO STRIKE HIM IN THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD RUPTURING HIS EAR DRUM.
EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS BACK HELPING 3 PEOPLE MOVE A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE HE HAS HAD BACK PROBLEMS IN THE PAST.ON 09-22-95 HE SAID HE AGGRAVATED THIS INJURY WHILE OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR.THE EMPLOYE E IS NOW WAITING FOR TEST FOR UNINARY TRACT PROBEMS. THIS BECAME A LOST TIME ON 09-23-95.
RIB ROW HIT LEG WHILE TRAMING FEEDER.
WHILE RUNNIGN A SHUTTLE CAR ON THE SECTION, THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING A PIN FROM COUPLE & HAD HIS LEFT HAND DOWN ON THE RAIL IN FRONT OF REAR TRUCKS. THE CAR MOVED AND THE WHEEL ROLLED OVER THE SMALL FINGER OF THE LEFT HAN D, AMPUTATING AT 1ST KNUCKLE. THE RING FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND WAS ALSO CUT.
HIT A HOLE IN ROADWAY WITH SHUTTLE CAR--JAMMED HIS BACK.
HE AND ANOTHER REPAIRMAN WERE CHANGING THE CONVEYOR MOTOR ON A CONTINUOUS MINER. HE USED THE BOOM ARM ON THE TRACTOR BUT HAD HIS HAND LAYING ON TOP OF THE BOOM. WHEN HE RAISED THE BOOM, HIS RI GHT MIDDLE FINGER WAS MASHED AGAINST THE ROOF. RESULT: 14 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO SET TAIL PIECE. SCOOP OPERATOR HIT THE FLOAT BUTTON BY MISTAKE ON THE BUCKET LIFT CAUSING THE BUCKET TO FALL ON LEFT FOOT OF EMPLOYEE BREAKING BIG TOE ON LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 488 SCOOP AND RAN OVER A TIMBER IN THE ROADWAY AND JAMMED HIS HEAD AGAINST THE CANOPY, RESULTING IN A STRAIN TO HIS NECK. EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 5-13-93.