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VICTIM (A REPAIRMAN) WAS DRAGGING A 5-GAL CAN OF 220 GEAR OIL ALONG THE SIDE OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL INTO THE SIDE OF THE BOOM AND FRATURED A RIB.
VICTIM WAS LOADING THE MINER CABLE SLACK ON THE CABLE HOOKS OF THE MINER WHEN EMPLOYEE LIFTED THE CABLE HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS MIDDLE BACK
VICTIM WAS SETTING THE LID OFF A SET OF TRACTOR BATTERIES WHEN THE LID FELL OVER CATCHING THE VICTIMS LEFT THUMB AGAINST THE BATTERY CASE AND BREAKING HIS LEFT THUMB
VICTIM HAD CUT THE WIRES ON A BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLTS. WHEN HE REMOVED ONE OF T HE BOLTS FROM THE BOLTER THE CUT WIRE WAS AROUND THE BOLT & CAME LOOSE STRIKING THE VICTIM IN THE LEFT EYE. THERE WAS NO CUT OR SCRATCH TO THE EYE.
VICTIM WAS ON THE OFF SIDE OF THE ROOF BOLTER AT AN INTERSECTION AS IT WAS BEING TRAMMED OUT OF #5 HDG WHEN VICTIM MOVED FROM THE CORNBER OF INTERSECTION A CABLE HANGER CAUGHT HIS SHIRT COLL COLLAR CAUSING HIM TO FALL HIS RTR FOOT WAS IN THE PATH OF THE BOLTER TIRE AND THE BOLTER RAN OVER HIS FOOT
THE REDUCED END OF A 4IN VICTRAULIC WATER LINE BLEW APART STRIKING THE VICTIM AND KNOCKED HIM DOWN
VICTIM WAS REMOVING A BELT DRIVE CHAIN GUARD AND THE GUARD CAME LOOSE AND FELL, HITTING VICTIM ON THE RIGHT FOOT.
VICTIM WAS HELPING TO RATCHET A TRACTION MOTOR INTO PLACE ON A SCOOP MOTOR GOT FOULED AND A BAR WAS USED TO UNFOUL THE MOTOR MOTOR BECAME UNFOULED AND SWUNG AROUND AND CAUGHT VICTIM ON HIS LEF T FOOT
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A ROLL OF VENTILATION CURTAIN AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
HE WAS PULLING CURTAIN HE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE SECTION PULLING THE CURTAIN AND HIS HEAD HIT THE ROOF OF THE MINE
REMOVING LINE CURTAIN FROM WORKING FACE. WHEN HE PULLED ON THE CURTAIN, HE HAD A PAIN IN HIS LOELOWER BACK.
LOADING OXYGEN TANK ON CAR.