I,NAME WAS IN SCOOP BUCKET-SCOOP OPERATOR STARTED SCOOP & WENT FORWARD INSTEAD OF REVERSE. SCOOP THEN PICKED UP SUPPLIES & RAN INTO ROOF BOLTER. I,NAME WAS BRUISED UP.
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Showing all 4I,NAME WAS IN SCOOP BUCKET & SCOOP OPERATOR STARTED SCOOP IT LEAPED FORWARD INSTEAD OF GOING BACKWARD, IT THEN SCOOPED UP SOME SUPPLIES & RAN INTO THE ROOF BOLTER BRUISING I,NAME.
EMPLOYEE WAS HA6LING COAL ON A BUGGY AND WENT UNDER THE MINER CABLE WHERE IT WAS HUNG FROM THE TOP KNOCKING IT DOWN. THE CABLE KNOCKED THE OPERATOR OFF.
EMPL OPERATING 6UGGY.AS MINER WAS LOADING BUGGY PIECE OF ROCK FLEW OFF BOOM AND HIT HIS BACK.