Employee was tramming scoop to surface and hit bump in road causing him to hit his head on the scoop canopy.
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Showing all 6EE STATED HE WAS STANDING OUTSIDE THE OPERATORS COMPARTEMNT OF THE RAM CAR WORKING LEG LEVERE IN THE DECK AS HE LOOKED TO LOCATED A HYDRAULIC LEAK. HE ACCIDENTLY PUSHED THE ARTICULATION LEVER ALLOWING THE MACHINE TO LOWER ON TO HIS FOOT.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS TRAMMING THE RAM CARWHEN A WHEEL DROPPED INTO A HOLE, THROWING HIM UPWARD INTO THE CANOPY WITH HIS HEAD.
EE WAS GOING TO HANG A BLOCK CURTAIN AND OTHER EE WAS TURNING A 3 WHEELER BUGGY. THAT EE DIDN'T KNOW EE WAS IN THE ARE AND DIDN'T SEE HIM. WHEN HE BACKED THE 3 WHEELER UP, EE'S LEFT LEG WAS CA UGHT BETWEEN THE SCOOP AND THE 3 WHEELER.
EE WAS RIDING THE SCOOP IN, & THAE SCOOP HIT SOMETHING IN THE ROAD WAY [ROUGH PLACE IN ROADWAY]. WHEN THE SCOOP BOUNCED BACK DOWN, HIS BACK STARTED HURTING HIM.
OPERATING SCOOP IN LOW COAL KNEE CAUGHT ROOF BOLT AND TWISTED RIGHT LEG AT KNEE.