CLEANING SIDE OF BELT ON WASH PLANT. A PIECE OF COAL ROLLED OFF BELT, HIT HIM ON HEAD AND SHOULDERS, KNOCKED HIM DOWN.
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Showing all 4STANDING BEHIND THE HOPPER SHOVELING TAIL WHEEL,PIT TRUCK DUMPING IN HOPPER,SOME COAL CAME OVER THE SIDE HITTING ON TOP OF HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS DR3VING WATER TRUCK, GOING DOWN INCLINE TO PIT. TRUCK STARTED GOING TOO FAST. INSTEAD OF HITTING BRAKE, HE TRIED TO SWITCH TO LOWER GEAR, COULDN'T GET IT BACK INTO GEAR. BY THEN H E WAS GOING TOO3FAST FOR BRAKES TO HOLD TRUCK, DROVE OVER SAFETY BERM AND ROLLED OVER.
WORKING AT WASH3PLANT BY COAL STACKER,CAUGHT LEFT IN BETWEEN BELT AND BELT CLEANER.CUT OFF FINGERS DOWN TO FIRST JOINT ON LEFT HAND.