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ON 05/07/04, EE WAS OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FLEW OUT FROM THE TAIL CONVEYOR, STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION REQUIRING FOUR SUTURES TO CLOSE. HE WAS TREATED AND RETURNED BACK TO WORK.
EMPLOYEE AND A CO-WORKER WERE USING A CLA FORKLIFT TO UNLOAD A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER FROM THE BACK OF A MAINTENANCE VEHICLE AND AS THE EMPLOYEE GUIDED THE CYLINDER AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE HIS RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A SIDE BOARD ON THE CARGO AREA OF THE VEHICLE AND THE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER. THIS RESULTED IN A SIMPLE FRACTURE TO THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT RING FINGER. HE WAS TREATED & RELE
ON 4-8-03 EE WAS LOCATED BETWEEN A PERSONAL CARRIER AND BELT SUPPLY SKID AND HE WAS UNLOADING BELT SUPPLIES FROM THE PERSONAL CARRIER A BATTERY SCOOP TRACTOR THAT WAS TRAMMING BY THE CROSSCUT WHERE THE PERSONAL CARRIER WAS PARKED INADVERTENLY CAUGHT THE VEHICLE WITH THE SCOOP BUCKET. THEVEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO THE SUPPLY SKID CAUSING THE EE LEGS TO BECOME CAUGHT BETWEEN EDGE OF SUP
EE WAS CHANGING A TIRE ON A BATTERY POWERED COAL HAULER AND AS HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BLOCKING-UP THE HAULER, THE HAULER MOVED APPROX. 6"KICKING OUT A CHOCK BLOCK, PINCHING HIS LT.RING FINGE R. HE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS FINGER REQUIRING 6 SUTURES TO CLOSE THE WOUND.
EE WAS OPERATING A CONT MINER, HE WAS STANDING BETWEEN A LINE CURTAIN AND THE RIGHT RIB. A COAL HAULER HAD JUST BEEN LOADED AND WAS TRAMMING AWAY FROM THE FACE AND AS THE COAL HAULER BEGAN TO MAKE A TURN THE VICTIM WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFTKNEE BY THE COAL HAULER TRAILER. THE VICTIM RECEIVED A CONTUSION TO HIS LEFT KNEE AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
ON 1-9-02, EE WAS OPERATING A LOADER, WHICH COLLIDED WITH A TRUCK, DUE TO MUDDY CONDITIONS. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL CAR, BUT ON 1-28-02, SAW DR. WHO DIAGNOSED A ME DIAL MENISCUS TEAR TOE THE RIGHT KNEE. HE WAS T AKEN OFF WORK ON 2-19-02 AND WILL HAVE SURGERY.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING A COAL HAULER WITH THE MACHINE ENERGIZED. AS HE WAS DISMOUNTING HE WAS USING BOTH HIS HANDS TO SUPPORT HIMSELF ON THE EDGE OF THE MACHINES CANOPY. WHEN HE WAS PARTIALL Y OUT OF THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT HE HIT THE STEERING LEVER WITH HIS FOOT, CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN CANOPY AND RIB. HE RECEIVED A LACERATIONTO HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER 2 SUTURES REQUIRED.
EE WAS TRAMMING A BATTERY COAL HAULER INTO THE MINE. HE WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE 8 DEGREE MAN & MATERIAL SLOPE & WHEN HE WAS APPROX 100 FT FROM REACHING THE BOTTOM OF THE SLOPE, HE REPORTED LSOI NG POWER ON THE MACHINE, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE BRAKE & STEERING FUNCTION.AFTER LOSING POWER ON THEMACHINE,, & WITH NO STEERING FUNCTIONS HE LOST CONTROL & STRUCK THE ARCH SUPPORTS NEAR THE SLOP