Employee was loading structure on 001 section. Scoop pulled forward catching waterline, bowing waterline over which pushed structure over. Structure caught employee's leg causing injury to left knee.
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Showing all 11Repairman has hand in access hole checking to see if linkage needed repair. While troubleshooting, he had operator steer car. When steered, lever caught arm and injured left wrist. Returned to work next day with minor scrape on left wrist.
We was pulling cable with a premissible ride up #3 entry when the right tire hit a rock 1 ft thick, 1 ft wide causing ee to hurt his back. Didn't need medical attention right away.
Belt man was riding a four wheel buggy up #6 belt line when front wheel fell off. When wheel came off steering wheel kicked around and struck his hand.
EE was operating mantrip when mantrip struck a set of air lock doors causing the door to protrude into the operator's compartment.
Operator was running a scoop to unload roof bolting supply and his light came outside of the deck and he reach over to pull it back in. The scoop ran into the rib and it sivel and catch his left hand and mashed his fingers between the deck, his light, and the back part of the scoop.
RIGHT LEG WAS CRUSHED WHEN 3 WHEELER ROOLED, PINNING LEG BETWEEN SHUTTLE CAR AND 3 WHEELER, ATTEMPTING TO GET CAN OF OIL OFF 3 WHEELER WHEN HAND SLIPPED ON FOOT PEDAL. WENT TO DOCTOR, GOT STITCHES, RETURNED TO WORK ON REGULAR SCHEDULE.
WHILE CLEANING ROADWAY OUTBY LAST OPEN CROSS CUT RIB ROLLED INTO OPERATOR STATION INJURING HIM. PATIENT TOOK HIMSELF TO ER: PIKEVILLE METHODIST HOSP - RELEASED TO GO HOME.
EE RAN OVER ROCK WHILE IN SHUTTLE CAR AND HIT HIS HELMETED HEAD ON TOP.
RAN OVER HIS LEFT FOOT
HAULING LOAD OF TIMBER, TIMBER CAUGHT ON WATER LINE AND JERKED LOOSE FROM TOP, WRAPPED AROUND NECK.