OPER MINER AND AFTER HE LOADED SHUTTLE CAR TURNED FACING MACHINE WHEN SHUT CAR BACKED UP TO CLEAR RIB, CORNER STRIKING EMPO IN L LEG ABOVE ANKLE.
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Showing all 7A ROOF BOLT STR5P CAME UNDER THE DECK AND CUT HIS LOWER LIP. THE CUT REQUIRED THREE STITCHES.
TRAMMING FEEDER3HOWEVER 1 SIDE OF FEEDER WOULDNT TRAM.THEY HOOKED CABLE TO SHUTTLE CAR TO PULL INOPERATIVE SIDE OF THE FEEDER USING SLATE BAR AS A PIN.THE SLATE BAR BROKE,FLEW AND HIT HIM ON L EFT FOOT CAUSIN1 FX.
HE WAS OPERATIN1 A SHUTTLE CAR I N AN AREA OF LOW TOP, THE CAR CANOPY HIT A ROOF BOLT AND WAS TORN OFF. THE CANOPY HIT HIM AND CAUSED THREE CUTS TO THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD REQUIRING 27 STITC ES. 3
HE HAD PARKED T2E DIESEL SCOOP TO CLEAN AND FILL THE SCRUBBER WITH WATER. HE BENT OVER THE SCOOP AND HAD HIS FOOT UNDER IT. THE SCOOP REAR TIRE WAS ON A PIECE OF ROCK AND SLID OR ROLLED OFF TH E ROCK, CATCHIN1 HIS RIGHT FOOT UNDER THE REAR OF THE SCOOP
HE HAD SOME BAC5 PAIN, THERE WAS NO APPARENT REASON FOR THE PAIN. HE HAD DONE NOTHING TO CAUSE IT
HE WAS CLEANING3ROCK AND COAL OFF THE TOP OF THE MINER WHILE RUNNING THE CONVEYOR AND A FOREIGN OBJECT FROM THE CONVEYOR AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT EYE. THE OBJECT HAD TO BE REMOVED BY A DR