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Workers tramming feeder on tailpiece when feeder jumped to the right pinning employee against the rib.
A truck got stuck. The loader backed up to the truck to pull it out. The loader operator and the truck operator both got out to hook the chain up. The loader rolled back and crushed the truck operator between the truck and loader. THIS PERSON IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE OF OURS, WE DO NOT HAVE HIS INFORMATION. The loader impacted the loader operator in the back, he moved out of the way.
EE WAS WATCHING A CABLE SO THE COAL HAULER WOULDN'T HIT THE CABLE. THE COAL HAULER HIT HIM.
Car was leaving the miner, car driver thought he was past both the miner op. and his helper but the tailgate of the car caught his left leg and smashed it against the rib.
EE WAS STANDING BY FEEDER TO GET OUT OF WAY OF SCOOP. THE SCOOP HIT A RIB OF COAL. THE COAL CAME DOWN TRAPPING EE BETWEEN COAL AND FEEDER. EE HAS ABRASIONS AND BROKEN RIBS.
TRANSPORTING EQUIPMENT WITH FORKLIFT ON HILL, FORKLIFT ROLLED OVER ONTO LEFT HAND PINNING IT TO THE ROAD SURFACE
MAN WAS PULLING ROCK FROM FEEDER. OTHER EE DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS IN THERE & TURNED THE FEEDER ON. IT PULLED HIM INTO THE CLAWS, BREAKING HIS BONE & CUTTING HIS LEG & FOOT. (LEFT LEG).
CLEANING FACES WITH SCOOP. A RIB OF COAL FELL AND SMASHED RIGHT INDEX FINGER AGAINST SCOOP.
FIXING BELT. EE WAS CLIMBING ACROSS BELT TO OTHER SIDE.ANOTHER EE TURNED BELT ON AND INJ EE HIT INTO CROSS OVER & BENT OVER BACKWARDS. HE WAS BRUISED UP & POSSIBLY HAS A BROKEN RIB
WAS WATCHING MINER CABLE. HAD HAND ON SHUTTLE CAR WHILE IT WAS BEING LOADED. THE TAIL OF THE MINER SWUNG AROUND AND SMASHED FINGERS INTO SHUTTLE CAR. TIPS OF THE MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS WERE AMPUTATED.