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Employee was adjusting forks on Lo-trac. When he slid the fork over, the fork fell catching his finger between the fork and flat car resulting in a fracture.
While operating a 777D employee ran upon the berm causing the rock truck to turn over on the right side.
While operating the shuttle car near #3 intersection near spad 3106, member struck his head on canopy when he ran over something. There were no witnesses, member was taking by EMTs on back board to local hospital where evaluation showed contusion on lower spine.
Mantrip derailed due to loose fishplate in the track. One injury, bruised knee, with swelling.
EE was operating a scoop pulling belt. His hand was placed on the back of the scoops deck and bumped into the rib mashing two fingers.
EE was operating a track mantrip, when his left arm came in contact with a timber that was set between the belt and track.
Employee was making the fireboss run through the mine, while traveling in the mantrip, he hit a rock that had fallen on the No. 3 Belt. The rock turned into the operator's compartment striking employee in the right side.
EE WAS PUTTING A HALF HEADER BEHIND PUSH OUT BLADE ON 26 SCOOP. SCOOP OPERATOR PULLED LEVER WRONG WAY CATCHING EE'S LEFT THUMB BETWEEN HALF HEAD AND BLADE.
INJURED WAS SITTING IN THE OPERATOR'S SEAT OF A BATTERY POWERED MAC8, STEERING IT WHILE BEING PUSHED BY A SCOOP TO THE BATTERY CHANGING STATION. THE MAC8 BATTERIES WERE DEAD. WHILE IN ROUTE, T HE SCOOP PUSHED THE MAC8 OFF THE GROUND APPROX. 12" JARRING THE INJURED CAUSING LOWER BACK PAIN.
INJURED WAS OPERATING A 21 SC SHUTTLE CAR ON THE #2 SECTION MMU 003-0 WHILE TRAVELING 1A THE #5 ENTRY 40' INBY THE INTERSECTION, A RIB OF APPROX. SIZE 29"L X 36"W X 1" TO 6" THICK FELL INTO TH E OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT, STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT LEG, RESULTING IN POSSIBLE KNEE DAMAGE.
EE WAS CLEANING THE SANDER ON RAIL EQUIPMENT WITH HIS FINGERS.A FELLOW EE ACTIVATED THE SANDER TO CHECK ITS OPERATION, NOT KNOWING THAT THE INJURED EE'S FINGERS WERE IN IT. THE GATE OF THE SAN DER DISCHARGE CLOSED ON HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER, SEVERING THE FINGER TIP.
EE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP WHEN THE OPERATOR'S CAME IN CONTACT WITH A BELT STAND LEANED AGAINST THE RIB. THE STAND STRUCK EE ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD CAUSING A LACERATION.
EE WAS OPERATING A JITNEY RAILRUNNER WHEN HE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AT THE OLD 4 SPUR SWITCH WHICH WAS BEING USED A DERAIL. HE RECKED AND CAUSED IMPACK TO HIS TAILBONE. HE COMPLETED HIS SHIFT AND WENT TO DR ON THE 18TH.