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Hauling longwall components, was adjusting tow chains, load shifted causing fracture to the right ankle.
EMPLOYEE WAS GUIDING THE SKID STEER OPERATOR, LOADING SPILL TRAYS ONTO A TRAILER. EE WAS STANDING ON THE BACK OF THE TRAILER WHEN THE SPILL TRAYS SLID OFF THE FORKS, CONTACTING PREVIOUSLY LOADED TRAYS; THEN THOSE TRAYS SLID AND HIT THE TOP OF THEIR LEFT FOOT.
backed in LOXC rear of scoop first, pulled around corner and noticed cable on ground(bolter reversed direction, removed hand from bucket lever as operator slid on seat grabbed cab of scoop to adjust body position, scoop fully jack knifed articulated crushing hand between cab and fender.
A clevis was used to extend chain from monorail to roof. The clevis was not properly secured to the chain causing it to come apart when the work station was advanced out by. The work station dropped approximately 3 feet to the mine floor with personnel in the work station.
An employee (Miner Operator) stepped behind the tail of the mining machine to check sites, the shuttle car operator pulled up behind mining machine and pinched operator between the shuttle car and the tail boom of the machine.
An employee was working on the face conveyor chain of the long wall when the stored energy of the chain released striking the employee at the ankles, amputating the right foot above the ankle and compound fracturing the left ankle.
Employee was cleaning under a conveyor belt in the wash plant with a water hose. His hand slipped off the belt frame onto a top roller pulling his hand and arm through the moving roller, bruising the muscle and lacerating arm.
A round roof support(can) was on the forks of the loader. The loader turned and the can rolled off of the forks and against the side of employees foot.
Employee states he was guiding forklift as it was picking up steel and a piece of steel fell off of forks and landed on employee's left foot causing a laceration and crushing injury. Employee sought medical treatment and is on restricted duty at this time.
EE states that he suffered a contusion to his right foot after a skidsteer operator set the forks from the machine on the EE's foot while adjusting the load.