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EE WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN A METAL FRAGMENT FROM A PLANTARY DRIVE UNIT WAS STRUCK WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER THE METAL FRAGMENT ENTERED IN HIS LOWER RIGHT NECK CUTTING THE AORTA
EMPLOYEE WAS EVIDENTLY INSPECTING HIS SHUTTLE CAR CABLE WHICH HAD LOST POWER. HE WAS STANDING AT THE SHUTTLE CAR REEL BETWEEN THE CAR AND CURTAIN APPROXIMATELY 5' AWAY. A SCOOP BACKED THROUGH THE CURTAIN AND HIT THE CAR AND EMPLOYEE, PINNING HIM BETWEEN THE SCOOP AND CAR.
THE VICTIM HAD DUMPED A LOAD OF COAL IN THE BIN. HE PULLED AWAY FROM BIN, GOT OUT OF HIS TRUCK, WENT TO REAR OF TRUCK TO CLEAN OFF LOOSE COAL FROM PUSH BLOCK. THE END LOADER USED TO CLEAN UP T HE BIN, BACKED AWAY FROM BIN, STRUCK HIM, PINNED HIM AGAINST BACK OF TRUCK.