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STEERING ARM CAME OUT OF EMPLOYEES HAND THEN CAME AROUND STRIKING THE BACK OF HAND.
TWO SCOOP OPERATOR WERE ATTEMPTING TO TRANSFER A SPOOL OF CABLE FROM ONE SCOOP TO ANOTHER WHEN ONE SCOOP LIFTED THE OTHER SCOOP UP BY THE BUCKET. THE VISION OF THE OPERATOR WAS BLOCKED BY THE SPOOL OF CABLE, SO HE WAS UNAWARE THAT HE WAS LIFTING THE OTHER SCOOP, WHEN THE TRANSFER WAS COMPLETE OPERATOR DROP HIS SCOOP BUCKET CAUSING LIFTED SCOOP OPERATO TO HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST CANOPY
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING 10SC SHUTTLE CAR WHEN CAR LEFT RIB KNOCKING COAL DUST OFF RIB UNDERNEATH TIRE WHICH FLUNG DUST INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYE.
PULLE DOUT OF SHUTTLE CAR AND CUAGHT HIS HEAD ON THE ROOF.
WAS RIDING IN MANTRIP ON TRACKWAY. HE RAISED FOOT UP TO KEEP CURTAIN FROM HITTING HIM IN THE FACE. HIS FOOT BECAME FOULED IN CURTAIN & HYPEREXTENED KNEE & BROKE BONE IN KNEE.
54736YEE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR IN 36" SEAM HEIGHT AND HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE ROOF.IT STRAINED THE MUSCLES IN HIS NECK AND SHOULDERS.
MANTRIP TRAVELING INSIDE TOGETHER ONE HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY AND WAS HIT BY THE OTHER ONE IN THE REAR THE JAR FROM THE IMPACT HURT THE FICTIMS SHOULDER.
EE HURT HIS BACK WHILE DRIVING THE SCOOP, WHICH IS PART OF HIS REGULAR JOB PROBABLY CAME FROM THE CONTINUOUS JAR OF THE SCOOP.
EMPL WAS CLEANING UNDER BELTHEAD WITH SHOVEL WHEN SHOVEL CAUGHT HEAD ROLLER FORCING SHOVEL HANDLE DOWN ON EMPLS HAND MASHING IT BETWEEN HANDLE & GROUND.
DRIVING 4 WHEEL BUGGY DOWN MAIN CAUGHT HEAD BETWEEN TO AND BUGGY
INJURED WAS ON OFF STANDARD CAR TURNING BREAK IN S+0 GO TO 6+60AD WHEN STANDARD CAR CAME FROM 4 TO 6 STRUCK OFFSTANDARD CAR IN SIDE & CAUGHT OPERATOR AGAINST CANOPY POST.