Employee was operating scoop across section and was watching a water bucket on scoop and had his arm on post of scoop and hit his left arm against roof of mine, injuring left arm.
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May 18, 2005
KY · Coal
discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Straight Fork Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object
Straight Fork Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was busting a rock on the feeder and the rock and the drag chain caught his right ring finger against top. per call to Joseph Jacobs 3-28-05, it was amputated to the first joint from the tip. coder 12.
September 20, 2000
KY · Coal
scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Straight Fork Mining Inc · Struck by flying object
EE WAS GOING TO DUMP A LOAD OF COAL & BACKED SCOOP UP AND A BLOCK OF COAL HIT HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.
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