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INJURED WAS CLEANING UP A BOOM HOLE WITH A SCOOP LOADER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE A ROCK WITH THE SCOOP BUCKET THE ROCK ROLLED BACK ON THE OPERATOR WHEN IT BROKE FREE THIS IS A DEGREE 3 CL ASSIFICATION 5 INJURY
INJURED WAS SCOOPING MINE ROADWAY & STRUCK SHOULDER AGAINST MINE ROOF.
TAIL PULLEY OF #4 CONVEYOR BELT WAS BEING CLEANED MANUALLY WHILE BELT WAS IN MOTION A LOOSE PORTION OF BELT BECAME ENTANGLED IN TAIL PRECP EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BELT FROM TAILPIECE BY CUTTING AWAY SMALL STRINGS AT ENTANGLED BELT BY HAIVNG BELT STARTED THEN STOPPED LEFT ARM OF EMPLOYEE BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT & TAIL PULLEY RESULTING IN ARM AMPUTATION APPROX 3IN BELOW ELBOW
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING TAIL PICE OF ROCK WITH SLATE BAR.BAR GOT CAUGHT ON RUNNING BELT.
EMPL WAS ON HIS WAY OUTSIDE AT END OF SHIFT. HE RAISED UP OUT OF DECK OF SCOOP & HIT MINE ROOF RESULTING IN SOME BRUISES.
THE WALK AREA A9OUND THE BELT WAS WET, MUDDY AND SLIPPERY.