EE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE HIS SHUITTLE CAR FROM THE FEEDER AREA AND HAD JUST HOOKED UP A CABLE TO A SCOOP WHICH WAS GETTING READY TO PULL THE SHUTTLE CAR. WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING OUT OF THE WAY, THE SCOOP OPERATOR RAISED THE BUCKET WHICH CAUSED THE OUTBY END OF THE SCOOP TO MOVE IN A SIDEWARD MOVEMENT STRIKING HIS LEFT ANKLE AND RIGHT KNEE WHICH CAUSED HIS RIGHT LEG TO TWIST.
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Showing all 4MAKING BELT MOVE IN EMP THROWING A CRIB BLOCK ON FEEDER AND CRIB BLOCKK SLIPPED HIT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN FEEDER AND BLOCK
EMPL TRAVELING TO FEEDER WITH LOAD OF COAL AND AS HE WAS TURNING SWIVEL SEAT AROUND HE CAUGHT MIDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND IN LATCH .SLIGHT FX TO DISTAL PHALANGE AND LACERATION WHICH REQ STITCHES.
EMPL WAS PREAPRING TOLEAVE THE FACE AREA WITH A LOAD OF COAL ON HIS 21SC SHUTTLE CAR AND AS HE GOT OFF THE SC TO CHANGE THE SEAT TO THE OPPOSIT DIRECTION OF TRAVEL HE FAILED TO SET THE EMFERGE NCY BRAKE THE PAVEMENT WAS SLIGHTLY ELEVATED AND THE MACHINE DRIFTED BACK ON EMPL FOOT