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EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN A MANTRIP WHEN ANOTHER MANTRIP RAN INTO IT. EMPLOYEE'S HEAD HIT BACK OF MANTRIP UPON IMPACT KNOCKING HIS HAT OFF BRUISING HIS HEAD.
EE WAS TRAMMING SCOOP OUTBY #2 SECTION HE RAN OVER A PIECE OF RAIL TIE IT FLIPPED UP STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT EAR. INJURY REQUIRED STITCHES
EE WAS OPERATING A MANTRIP WHEN SOMETHING, EE WAS NOT SURE WHAT, STRUCK HIS ARM CAUSING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED STITCHES. AN INVESTIGATION OF THE AREA WAS CONDUCTED AND A PIECE OF BELT WAS FOUND BESIDE THE TRACK. IT IS BELIEVED THE MANTRIP RAN OVER THE PIECE OF BELT CAUSING IT TO FLY UP AND HIT THE EE'S ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A (9) PASSENGER MANTRIP. HE WAS ON HIS WAY OUT AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT. EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT ARM WAS EXTENDED BEYOND THE OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT AND WHEN HE PASSED THE #6 BEL T HEAD, HIS ARM STRUCK THE ROCK BOX RESULTING INA FRACTURE TO THE HUMEROUS BONE.
MEMBER WAS PUTTING A WRECKED MANTRIP BACK ON THE TRACK. HE WAS USING A #84A RAILROAD JACK. THE MANTRIP WAS IN A RAISED POSITION AND HE WAS INSTALLING A HALFHEADER FOR BLOCKING WHEN THE MANBUS SLIPPED TO ONE SIDE CAUSING IT TO FALL AND CATCH THE TIP OF ONE FINGER ON THE BLOCKING. A SKIN GRAFT WAS NECESSARY TO REPAIR THE WOUND.
EE WAS OPERATING SCOOP CLEANING RIBS, HE HIT A OFFSET LOST HIS BALANCE, ARM GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN SCOOP AND RIB. INJURY REQUIRED STITCHES, HE RETURNED TO WORK NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.
EE WAS TRAMMING A JOY 21SC SHUTTLE CAR TOWARD THE NO.1 ENTRY WHEN HE STRUCK A DEPRESSION IN THE ROAD WAY. AS A RESULT THE EE COMPLAINED OF A STRAIN IN THE BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL OCT 17, 1998 THEN HE WENT TO APPALACHIAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OCT 19,1998 AND RETURNED ON OCT 26, 1998.
EE WAS UNLOADING SUPPLIES AT THE END OF THE TRACK WITH AN A.L. LEE FORKLIFT. HE RAN OVER A 6" SOLID BLOCK IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING HIM TO BE JARRED IN THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT. HE WAS TRANSPORT ED TO HOSPITAL WHERE AN MRI REVEALTE BULGING DISCS BETWEEN L-3,L-4,& L-5. HE IS SCHEDULED TO SEE AN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON. RECOVERY TIME UNKNOWN.
INJURED TIED THE CONT MINER WATERLINE TO THE FORK LIFT TO PULL IT TOWARD THE FACE DURING A POWERMOVE. AS THE FORK LIFT PULLED THE WATERLINE, THEREAR WHEEL RAN OVER IT AND WHEN IT PULLED FREE I T STRUCK INJURED IN THE FACE CAUSING A LACERATION. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND