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EMPLOYEE LEFT COAL TRUCK RUNNING, WITH OUT PARK BRAKE BEIN GSET WAS ON LOADER WHEN COAK TRUCK STARTED MOVING. JUMPED OFF LOADER AND FELL TO HIS KNEE WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND.
WHILE HORSEPLAYING, THE INJURED EMPLOYEE JUMPED AT A CO-WORKER. IN DOING DO, HE TRIPPED OVER A ROCK. THE CO-WORKER GRABBED AT THE INJURED AND FELL ON TOP OF HIM RESULTING IN A BROKEN LEG.
CHANGING TIRE. PUTTING TIRE ON TRUCK WITH BAR. TIRE SLIPPED, FELL BACK ON GREASE BARREL.
INJURED STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO A BONE.
MINER OPER USING A 4 LB HAMMER TO DISL0DGE BROKEN BIT FROM A BIT HOLDER ON MINER. THE HAMMER SLIPPED FROM HANDS STRIKING EMPL WHO HAD POSITIONED HIMSELF 5' IN FRONT OF WORK SITE.
WALKING ON GRAVEL, STEPPED ON ABIG ROCK, TWISTED ANKLE, THEN FELL OVER ON IT.
INJURED WAS WAL5ING BACKWARD APPLYING ROCKDUST TO ROOF AND RIBS WHEN HISHEAD CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE ROOF. APPROX. 1 HOUR LATER INJURED COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN MIDDLE PART OF BACK.
VICTIM WAS MINING A PILLAR BLOCK 12: OF DRAW ROCK STARTED FALLING VICTIM LEFT THE MACHINE AND ATTEMPTED TO RUN FROM THE AREA WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX 75" LX 45" W X 8 "T STRUCK HIM IN TH BACK OF THE HEAD VICTIM DIED IMMEDIATELY OF MASIVE HEAD INJURIES
INJURED WAS TRAMMING OUT OF DRIFT WHEN THE MACHINE STRUCK THE PROTECTIVE CANOPY AT THE DRIFT CAUSING THE CANOPY TO COLAPSE AND PIN THE EMPLOYEE INSIDE THE INJURED EMPLOYEE COMMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN
UNLOADING 2X8X16 HALF TIMBERS FROM SCOOP BUCKET FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK