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EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS BENDING ROOF BOT, FELT SOMETHING POP IN BOTTOM OF BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE RAN SCOOP OVER A ROCK, THE SCOOP SIT DOWN SOLID AND THE EMPLOYEE SAID IT JARRED HIS BACK.
EE STATED HE WAS HANGING DRILL CABLE ON TOP, WHEEL STUCK SO HE PULLED ON CABLE AND FELT SOMETHING IN BACK.
VICTIM BACKED COAL DRILL INTO RIB AND PUSHED LEG INTO VALVE BANK AND BROKE IT.
CUT OIL TANK OUT OF SCOOP IN SHOP TANK CAUGHT FIRE AND BURN I NAME FACE.
ROOF FALL.
INJURED TOOK MAN BUS OFF CHARGE AND PLUGGED IT IN TO ENERGIZE IT, BUT IT WOULDN'T TRAM. THINKING THE BATTERIES WERE DEAD, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE LEFT THE MOTOR IN FORWARD ENERGIZED AND STEPPED TO BACK OF MOTOR TO PUSH IT A LITTLE WAY. THE MOTOR STARTED TRAMMING, AND INJURED RAN BESIDE IT TO STOP IT WITH BRAKE OR SWITCH. HE WAS CAUGHT PARALLEL BETWEEN TRACKS AND A FLAT CAR, WITH HIS L
WHILE WORKING ON SPEED REDUCER IN SHOP HE WAS SPINNING GEARS MANUALLY TO CHECK BEARING SHIM TOLLERANCE WITH HIS LEFT HAND. HAND WAS CAUGHT PULLING HIS FINGER IN BETWEEN GEARS CUTTING & BREAK ING MIDDLE FINGER & CUT INDEX FINGER.
VICTIM WAS PULL3NG LOADER CABLE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL HURTING HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING AREA AROUND BELT HEAD AND WAS MOVING AN OXYGEN TANK WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
COAL SEAM WENT THRU A DIP ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THIS DIP IN THE #3 ENTRY THRU THE BREAK TO THE #4 ENTRY ABOUT 4 FEET THICK. THIS SECTION WAS IDLE AT THE TIME OF FALL.
THE INJURED WAS3BOLTING TOP WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL LANDING ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.
A BLAST WAS SET3OFF AND THE CUTTER OPERATOR SUFFERED EAR INJURY.
THE INJURED WAS3CUTTING THE BELT OUT OF THE TAIL ROLLER ON #2 BELT AND INJURED HIS BACK IN A STRAIN POSITION.
I,NAME WAS WORK3NG AT #2 BELT HEAD WHERE HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE POWER CIRCUIT IN THE CONTROL BOX FOR #2 BELT. HE WAS KILLED INSTANTLY.
EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING UP TO GET INTO ENDLOADER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED. EMPLOYEE HIT THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD AGAINST END LOADER AND JERKED HIS BACK.