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INJURED WAS DRIVING SHUTTLE CAR, LOADED WITH COAL, FROM THE FACE AREA TO THE SECTION PUMP. DURING THIS PROCESS HE HIT A POTHOLE IN THE SHUTTLE CAR ROADWAY WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO BOUNCE HARD. INJURED STATED HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AS A RESULT OF THIS.
INJURED WAS DRIVING A SHUTTLE CAR, LOADED WITH COAL, TO THE SECTION DUMP POINT AND HIT A HOLE IN THE SHUTTLE CAR ROADWAY. WHEN THE CAR HIT THE HOLE IT CAUSED THE CAR TO BOUNCED AND JAR INJURED . WHEN INJURIES WAS JARRED IT CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN HIS LOWER BACK AREA. INJURED WORKED REST OF SHIFT AND THE NEXT DAY ALSO MISSED 1-4 AND WENT TO DR.
INJURED WAS RIDING SCOOP MANTRIP FROM SECTION TO END OF TRACK. THE SCOOP RAN OVER A HOLE IN THE MINE FLOOR. ROADWAY CAUSING THE SCOOP TO BOUNCE. WHEN THE SCOOP BOUNCED IT CAUSED INJURED TO BOUNCE UP AND STRIKE THE MINE ROOF, HITTING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BACK OF HIS NECK.
INJURED WAS OPERATING A TRACK RAIL RUNNER AND WAS ENROUTE TO THE 003 SECTION END OF TRACK AREA TO MAKE A BELT SPLICE. WHEN INJURED APPROACHED THE AREA HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP BUT THE RR BEGAN TO SLIDE AND HIT ANOTHER RR THAT WAS PARKED. IMPACT OF HITTING CAUSED BELT TOOLS TO SLIDE FOREWARD STRIKING INJURED.
EE STATED HE WAS DRIVING A SHUTTLE CAR TO THE CONTINUOUS MINER TO GET A LOAD OF COAL AND THE CAR HIT A LARGE POTHOLE IN THE ROADWAY. WHEN THE CAR HIT THE HOE, IT BOUNCED HARD, CAUSING EE TO BO UNCE UP AGAINST THE CAR CANOPY AND SEAT. INJUREDSTATED HE IMMEDIATELY FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AREA.