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RIDING IN HELPERS COMPARTMENT OF 14-TON TRACK MOTOR - HAD BOTH FEET RESTING ON RAISED LIP OF COMPARTMENT. MOTOR JUMPED TRACK - JERKING AND WHIPPING EE. THIS ACTION CAUSED BOTH FEET TO SLIP OUT OF DECK OF COMPARTMENT AND BE ROLLED BETWEEN MOTOR AND RIB. BROKE 5 BONES IN TOP OF FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING SHUTTLE CAR CABLE UP, TO LET SCOOP CLEAN FEEDER. SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR STARTED SHUTTLE CAR PULLING CABLE DOWN INTO EMPLOYEE HURTING BACK AND RT SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE WORKED 2- 05, 2-06, 2-07 WENT TO DR BECAME LTA STARTING 2-10.
AS SHUTTLE CAR WAS TURNING INTO #6 ENTRY IT HIT A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO VEER INTO CURTAIN, HITTING EMPLOYEE CAUSING BRUISES AND CUTS TO BOTH LEGS.
OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR, GOING TOWARD MINER FROM FEEDER HIT HOLE IN ROADWAY, CAUSING HEAD TO HITCANOPY, JAMMING NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR IN THE FACE OF #2 HEADING, AND ROCK FELL ON END OF SHUTTLE CAR AT LAST ROW OF BOLTS CAUSING HIM TO BE BOUNCED AROUND IN SEAT AREA, HURTING HIS NECK & BACK.
EE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR AND TURNED INTO BREAK AND SHUTTLE CAR SKID INTO RIB FROM WET BOTTOM ON MINE FLOOR, CAUSING HIM TO BE JOLTED HURTING HIS BACK.
WHILE OPERATING A SCOOP THE EMPLOYEE BACKED OVER A ROCK AND JARRED HIS BACK.
S/C DROPPED OFF A 6" LEDGE CAUSING A JAR TO THE NECK AND SHOULDERS. DIDN'T GO ON RESTRICTED DUTYUNTIL 6-22-01. DID NOT MISS ANY WORK.
EE WAS OPERATING 6 TON MOTOR ON TRACK & 14 TO MOTOR GOING UP INCLINE SPUN OUT AND SLID BACK INTO 6 TON MOTOR RESULTING IN BRUISED & MILD CONCUSSION TO EE
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING MOTOR PULLING LOW BOY WHEN TRACK BROKE, THE LOW BOY STRUCK THE END OF BROKERAIL CAUSING A SUDDEN STOP, THROWING EMPLOYEE INTO CONTROL PANEL OF MOTOR.
EE WAS DUMPING COAL ONTO FEEDER WHEN PIECE OF COAL FELL OFF SHUTTLE CAR HITTING HIM ON RIGHT HAND CUTTING HIS LITTLE FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING SCOOP THAT WAS STUCK WITH SCOOP AND SCOOP DROPPED IN HOLE AND BLADE CAME OFF SCOOP HE WAS PUSHING AND JAMMED HIS HEAD AGAINST CANOPY HURTING HIS NECK AND BACK.
SHUTTLE CAR ANCHOR CAME OUT OF ANCHOR AND PINNEDHIM AGAINST THE ROOF AND THEN HE FELL ON A CRIB BLOCK, RESULTING IN INJURIES TO HIS NECK AND BACK.
MANTRIP WAS TRAVELING UNDER BELT LINE AT MOUTH OF 4 SECTION UNDER BELT LINE, AND BELT GUARD HADCOME LOOSE; IT CAME THROUGH GUARDS ON MAN TRIP, HITTING HIM ON LEFT LEG RESULTING IN BRUISES TO LEG.
EE WAS RIDING MANTRIP TO #3 SECTION AND MANTRIP HIT HOLE IN ROADWAY HURTING HIS BACK.