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Employee was operating a low-trac when it quit tramming EE was being pulled outside by a diesel scoop when EE hit something jarring EE hurting lower back, butt, left leg.
Chain being used to pull shuttle car snapped and struck employee in the lower right leg.
Contract employee (Contractor ID #5UF) was riding the mantrip when it hit hole, jarring his lower back.
Employee was riding mantrip when he was caught between the mine beams and the mantrip. He pulled a muscle in his lower back.
Ee was riding the mantrip out at the end of the shift. His foot got caught on a piece of belt and pulled him so hard that he fell from the mantrip and broke his ankle. Surgery will be required and he will be off work for several weeks.
A brattice fell and hit the miner. It actually hurt his back, knee and thumb. Everything but the thumb got ok. The thumb had to have minor surgery. He missed two days for surgery and recoup and returned with no problems.
Ee is a repairman. He was using a buggy for transportation when he hit a timber with the buggy. This moved the timber so that a piece of rock fell from the top and hit him on the neck and shoulder.
A repairman and the Ee had a scoop jacked-up on blocks. The blocks kicked out causing the scoop to drop 3 to 4 feet. Ee was in the drivers compartment. This sudden drop tossed Ee around in the compartment which hurt his back. He has a compression fracture.
A RD-800 MACK TRUCK LOADED AT THE W-1 MINE PIT & WAS GOING OFF THE HAUL ROAD WHEN DRIVESHAFT CAME OUT & THE DRIVER TRIED TO RIDE IT OUT. THE DRIVER JUMPED FROM THE TRUCK WHICH LEAD TO HIM HAVING A SERIOUS HEAD INJURY.
Employee was greasing the tailpiece of the belt-line when his sleeve got caught in the moving belt line and jerked his arm and pulled his shoulder.
EE GOT HIS BRIDGE TOO CLOSE TO THE LEFT RIB AND GOT PINNED BETWEEN RIB AND CONTROLS ON BRIDGE. HE WAS ABLE TO HIT PANIC BAR QUICKLY ENOUGH TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY. HE CAME BACK TO WORK ON 5-29 -02.