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EMPLOYEE WAS PU7TING SUPPLIES ON ROOFBOLTER WHEN HE HURT HIS BACK HELPING BOLTER OPERATOR PUT BOXES OF RESIN ON BOLTER WHICH IS PART OF NORMAL WORK ACTIVITY FOR BOLTER HELPER AND BOLTER OPERAT OR 3
LIFTING HEAVY M9TAL GEAR WHILE CLEANING SCRAP MATERIAL-METAL CURTINS,WOOD,ETC.
I.NAME WORKING 2N FEEDER SPEED REDUCER THAT WAS OFF MACHINE.INDEX FINGER MASHED BETWEEN SPROCKET AND FRAME OF SPEED REDUCER.
DRIVING A TRACTOR KETTLE BOTTOM FELL FROM TOP TRACTOR RAN OVER KETTLE BOTTOM TRACTOR CAME DOWN ON MINE FLOOR CAUSING OPERATOR TO BOUNCE AGAINST TOP OF MACHINE EMP WORKED THE REST OF SHIFT AN UNTIL 10 15 85
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING ELT EMPLOYEE HIT TIMBERS CAUSING TIMBER TO FALL ON HIS BACK.
I.NAME SCOOPING LOOSE COAL IN FACE AREA.SCOOP RAN OVER LOOSE COAL CAUSING OPERATOR TO BOUNCE OUT OF SEAT.CANISTER RESCUER WORN ON BELT BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN OPERATORS BACK AND BACK OF SCOOP SE AT.
I.NAME WAS TRAMMING SCOOP THRU CHECK CURTAIN LOADED W/ CINDER BLOCKS. CHECK CURTAIN PULLED LOOSE. WHEN CURTAIN WAS REMOVED FROM BLOCKS BLOCK ROLLED OFF STRIKING LEFT FOOT OF I.NAME
I.NAME GENERAL LABORER WAS MOVING MINER CABLE IN #4 HEADING STEPPED ON LOOSE COAL LOST HIS BALANCE FELL BACK BACKWARDS TWISTING ANKLE
FOREMAN TRIPPED BREAKER AT TRANSFORMER FOR 110 VOLT OUTLET WIRES WERE GROUNDEDDCCAUSING ELECTRICAL ARC
OPERATOR WAS DRILLING HOLE IN ROOF, FOR INSTALLIATION OF RESIN BOLT, WHEN FRACTURE OF THUMB ON LEFT HAND.