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WHILE DOING ON-SHIFT EXAMINATION OF BELTS EMPLOYEE LOST CONTROL OF GOLF CART/MANTRIP. LEFT TIRE CAUGHT RIB JAMMING STEERING KNOB INTO HAND CAUSING FRACTURE TO RIGHT WRIST.
WHILE OPERATING SCOOP IN THE #4 ENTRY OF 1 LT, OPERATOR CAUGHT BUCKET ON RIB OFFSET. SCOOP ARCHED PINCHING OPERATOR'S HEAD AGAINST ROOF CUTTING RIGHT EAR.
WHILE TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR, OPERATOR RAN THROUGH HOLE IN BOTTOM. SHUTTLE CAR SLAMMED INTO THE BOTTOM JARRING OPERATORS NECK CAUSING SORENESS AND STIFFNESS. EMPLOYEE RETURNED ON LIGHT DUTY.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR IN X-CUT WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK CAUSING SHUTTLE CAR TO BOTTOM OUT JARRING LOWER BACK. WMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 6/6/03 AND STARTED MISSING TIME ON 6/9/03.
WHILE UNLOADING SHUTTLE CAR CABLE FROM SCOOP BUCHET WHILE TRAVELING ALONG SIDE CABLE BECAME KNOTTED. EMPLOYEE LEANED OVER SIDE OF SCOOP BUCKET TO UNTANGLE CABLE WHILE SCOOP OPERATOR HELD SCOOP IN POSITION SCOOP DRIFTED APPROX 6" OVER BOTTOM ROLL PINCHING EMPLOYEE BETWEEN BUCKET SIDE, EMPLOYEE'S SELF RESCUER AND MINE ROOF.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR IN SECTION WHEN HE STRUCK HEAD ON ROOF JOLTING NECK.
A WATER SPRAY BAR BECAME CAUGHT IN THE SECTION FEEDER CRUSHER. EE SHUT OFF ELECTRICAL BREAKER BUT FAILED TO WAIT UNTIL CRUSHER STOPPED ROTATING. HE REACHED IN AS CRUSHER DID LAS REVOLUTION AND CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN SPRAY BAR PIPE AND FEEDER FRAME.
WHILE EE WAS TRAMMING A SHUTTLE CAR TO THE MINER, THE METAL COVER OVER THE CABLE REEL CAME LOOS E. THE COVER BOUNCED ONTO THE TIRE WHICH IN TURNPROJECTED THE COVER HITTING THE EE IN THE BACK O F THE HEAD.