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EMP WAS IN PROCESS OF SHOOTING COAL WHEN HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAMP HOLE WITH THE TAMPING STICK HE CAUGHT HIS FOREFINGER ON ROOF PLATE WHICH RESULTED IN A CUT ON HIS FINGER ACROS THE JOINT REQ REQUIRING 4 SUTURES
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER WHEN THE CABLE GOING FORMT HE CATHEAD TO THE BELT STARTER FIRED RESULTING IN FLASH BURNS TO HIS HANDS & FACE.
EE WAS OPERATING MANTRIP BUS WHILE TRAMMING UNDER OVERCAST HE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE TOP RESULTING IN STRAINED NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS BEING TRANSPORTED TO THE FIRST RIGHT SECTION IN A SCOOP BUCKET WHEN APPROX. 3 BREAKS OUTBY THE FACE A PIECE OF DRAW SLTATE FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT RIGHT TEMPLE REGION OF THE HEAD.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING ACROSS SECTION HE PLACED RIGHT HAND ON BOTTOM CAUSING DISLOCATION OF RIGHT THUMB. STRAINED & TORN LIGAMENTS
WHILE CRAWLING ON HIS KNEES ACROSS SECTION HIS LEFT KNEE BECAME VERY SORE, ALMOST TO A POINT THAT HE COULDNT SET IT ON BOTTOM
HE WAS RIDING IN BUCKET OF SCOOP GOING FROM STOPPING TO STOPPING MOVING BLOCKS WHEN SCOOP BUCKET CAUGHT A PIECE OF DROW ROCK AND PULLED IT DOWN ONTO HIS KNEE AND LEG.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING SUPPLIES TO FIRST RIGHT SECTION HE STRUCK HEAD AGAINST TOP AND STRAINED MUSCLES IN HIS NECK.
EMPLOYEE HAD COMPLETED REGULAR WORKING SHIFT. WHILE WALKING ALIN #2 BELT HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF COAL, TWISTING HIS FOOT AND FALLING TO THE GROUND.
OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING CUTTER ACROSS SECTION, HIT POWDER WAGON AND JUMP OF CUTTER AND GOT HIM AGAINST RIB
WHILE RESETTING TAILPIECE WITH PUSH DRILL GARY WAS TRYING TO HOLD DRILL STEEL WHEN THE STEEL SLIPPED STRIKING GARY ON RIGHT KNEE CAP.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING ROCK ON 3RD SHIFT. THE ROCK FEEDER NEEDED THE POWER TAKING FROM IT. HE WENT TO THE BREAKER BOX, BREAKER WAS APPARENTLY STUCK AND WHEN IT WAS KNOCKED. THE LOOSE BREAKER FIR ED CAUSING EMPLOYEES HAND TO BE BURNED
THE HAULAGE BELT HAD GONE DOWN SO PRODUCTION WAS STOPPED AND ALL EMPLOYEES WERE PULLED FROM THE MINE, EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SHAFT TO THE OUTSIDE WHEN HE SUFFERED A CORONA RY THROMBOSIS, RESULTING IN DEATH AT 3:00 A.M. ON MARCH 2, 1984
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING SUPPLIES ON YARD PULLING ON STRAP TO UNLOAD BLOCK WHEN FELT TEAR OR PULL IN RIGHT SIDE
OPERATING SCOOP ON 003-0 SECTION.EMPL COMING OUT OF NO 7 ENTRY AND HIT LEFT KNEE AGAINST TOP AND ROOF BOLT.
LIFTING METAL, FOOT SLIPPED PULLED BACK
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING COAL WITH 482 SCOOP EMPLOYEE RAN INTO RIB OF COAL SEAM CAUSING SCOOP TO BOW AND SLAM HIM INTO TOP AND RIB OF COAL SEAM JAMMING EMPLOYEES HEAD INTO TOP AND RIB EMPLOY EE WAS KNOCKED OUT