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MINER AND ANOTHER MINER PULLING POWER CABLE OFF REEL OF SHUTTLE CAR WHEN MINER PULLED SOMETHING IN LOWER BACK AREA.EXACT EXTENT OF INJURY UNK AT THIS TIME.POSSIBLE DISC INJURY.
VICTIM WAS PERF2RMING MAINTENANCE/REPAIR ON S & S FEEDER DURING TROUBLESHOOTING THE FEEDER WAS ENERGIZED MOMENTARILY AT SUCH TIME A SCREWDRIVER BEING USED FOR ALIGHMENT PURPOSES WAS THROWN AG AINST VICTIMS F5CE CAUSING FACIAL INJURY FRACTURED NOSE
VICTIM PULLED T2E ROD THE WHEEL FELL TYE ROD CAUGHT HAND AGAINST FRAME OF BUGGY.
VICTIM DOING RE1AIR WORK ON SHUTTLECAR ROCK FELL FROM ROOF BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING CITIM RIGHT HAND BREAKING THE THIRD FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND.
VICTIM WAS LIFT3NG A TIMBER ON THE OUTSIDE AREA OF THE MINE. VICTIM ALLEDGEDLY STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING TIMBER.
VICTIM WAS DRIL5ING WITH A 'HANDRILL' AND ASSEGED THAT HE AGGRAVATED A PRE-EXISTING INJURY PERTAINING TO A PULLED BACK MUSCLE.VICTIM ONLY WORKED 3 HOURS AND WAS ONLY EMPLOYED 3 HOURS AT THIA S MINE. 3
CONT MINER CABL9 JERKED MINER HELPERS FEET FROM UNDER HIM AND UPON FALLING, THE HELPER FRACTURED HIS RT LEG. LEG HAD BEEN BROLKEN PREVIOUSLY
ACCIDENT VICTIM3WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER WHEN A BOLT FELL DOWN FROM THE MACHINE AND ACTUATED THE MACHINE LEVER,CAUSING THE DRILL POT TO ASCEND RESULTING IN INJURIES TO THE LEFT HAND PHALANGE S OF THE BOLT M5CHINE OPERATOR.THE MACHINE AUTOMATICALLY ACTUATED.
VICTIM WAS SETT3NG WATER PUMP WHEN HE AGGRAVATED A PRE-EXISTING INJURY (HERNIA) RECEIVED ON A PREVIOUS EMPLOYEE'S JOB LOCATION. INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED TO OPERATOR FOR MANY DAYS.