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AN EE PLACED HIMSELF IN A HAZARDOUS POSITION WHEN HE GOT BETWEEN TWO VEHICLES WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS TRYING TO START THE FRONT ONE. THE FRON VEHICLE STARTED AND IMMEDIATELY STARTED BACKING UP, C ATCHING THE EE'S LEG.
WHILE RIDING ON A MANBUS, THE BUS RAN OVER OR IN SOMETHING BOUNCING THE PASSENGERS. THE INJURED PERSON CAME DOWN ON HIS SCSR, INJURING HIS BACK.
WHILE SHOVELING ON THE BELT LINE, THE EE'S SHOVEL HIT THE BELT AND SPUN HIM AROUND INTO THE BELT STRUCTURE
EMPLOYEEWAS GREASING HIS BRIDGE WHEN THE OTHE RBRIDGES CALLED FOR THE BRIDEGES TO MOVE, THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT GET BACK IN HIS BRIDGE FAST ENOUGH,THE BRIDGES MOVED BACKWARDS CATCHING THE INJURED 'S LOWER LEG BETWEEN THE BRIDGES AND THE RAPID HAUL- EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A FRACTURE OF THE LOWER RIGHT LEG.
WHILE RIDING IN THE MANTRIP WITH HIS SHOVEL LYING ACROSS HIS KNEE AND THE SHOVEL SLIPPED OFF AND STRUCK THE RIB CAUSING IT TO BOUNCE BACK STRIKING HIS ACROSS THE TOP OF HIS LEFT ANKLE-4 SUTURE S.
SECOND REOCCURANCE OF OLD INJURY AFTER BACK FOR MORE THAN 6 DAYS. OPERATING BRIDGE WHEN REOCCURENCE HAPPENED.
EE WAS DRIVING MANTRIP WHEN HE GOT OVER TO LET ANOTHER MANTRIP BY, WHEN HE BUMPED HIS FACE ON THE SIGN, CUTTING HIS RIGHT CHEEK. EE RECD 10 STITCHES.
EE WAS HELPING CHANGE BATTERIES IN THE SCOOP. AFTER THE BATTERIES HAD BEEN CHANGED, THE EE PLACED HAND ON BUCKET INJECTER. WHEN SCOOP OPERATOR PULL INJECTOR LEAVER TO RELEASE BRAKE, EE GOT HIS FINGERS CAUGHT BEHIND INJECTOR, BRUISING HIS RING & LITTLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
TRAMMING IN SCOOP, WHEN THE OPERATOR RAN OVER A ROCK BUMPING HIS EAR INTO THE ROOF, CUTTING HIS LEFT EAR. WORKER RECEIVED 7 SUTURES IN LEFT EAR.
TRAMMING FORWARD IN SCOOP THE OPERATOR RAN OVER A ROCK IN THE CROSS CUT BETWEEN 4 RIGHT & 5 RIGHT ENTRIES. THE ROCK CAUSED THE SCOOP TO RAISE UP BUMPING THE OPERATOR'S HEAD AGAINST THE ROOF, C UT IN HIS RIGHT EAR & BRUISING THE RIGHT SIDE OFHIS FACE. EE RECEIVED 8 SUTURES.
WHY OPERATING A DIESEL MANTRIP HE FELT THAT HE WAS LOSING CONTROL OF THE MANTRIP AND RAN THE TRIP INTO THE RIB 200 FROM MOUTH OF PORTAL DOWN SLOPE. NOTHING MECH FOUND WRONG WITH MANTRIP.
WHILE RIDING IN A DIESEL MANTRIP THE OPERATOR FELT THAT HE WAS LOSING CONTROL AND RAN THE MANTRIP INTO THE RIB AT 200' DOWN PORTAL. ENTRANCE.
WHILE RIDING IN A DIESEL MANTRIP THE OPERATOR FELT THAT HE WAS LOSING CONTROL AND RAN THE MANTRIP INTO THE RIB.
EE WAS TURNING MAN TRIP AROUND IN 40" COAL & HIT SIDE OF HEAD ON A ROOF PLATE.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN MANTRIP IT HIT A HOLE IN ROADWAY, JARRING EMPLOYEE, HURTING HIS NECK, TO UPPR BACK.