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Scoop operator was hauling supplies to the section and the roof bolter cable got hung on the canopy of the scoop, operator tried to move the cable and his finger got smashed between the canopy of the scoop and the cable.
While attempting to place a battery charger in a rack, the charger slid suddenly and mashed fingers in the rack. Mashed ring and middle fingers of right hand.
Employee was operating a Lo-Trac (Light Duty Forklift) on the #1 section. As the employee was tramming the Lo-Trac, his right arm was caught between the mine roof and the frame of the equipment.
Employee's right hand was caught between a set timer and the shuttle car frame as he was traming the shuttle car to the miner with his right hand located on the outside frame of the operator compartment. (Fracture and laceration requiring 5 sutures to right hand little finger.)
Employee lost control of personnel carrier as he was traveling down the slope into the mine. The employee went to set the emergency parking break when employee cut his right lower arm causing laceration to lower arm that required 4 sutures.
A remote discharge boom located at the #2 belt drive broke free from the roof pulling back and to the side striking the victim on the left side of face and head.
Blocking up tailpiece when rapid haul was pulled up catching finger between rapid haul tailpiece and crib block.
Caught foot between rib and mantrip resulting in broken foot.
Injured person was helping remove rock from haulage chain. Injured person turned back to haulage to place rock on rib. #1 bridge operator trammed forward and ran system track on side of foot.
HAULAGE SYSTEM WAS MOVING BACKWARDS FROM THE FACE WHEN THE BRIDGE OPERATOR WAS INJURED AS BRIDGE IN FRONT OF HIM FORCED FRAME OF BRIDGE INTO LEG.
THE INJURED WAS OPERATING A LOCOMOTIVE TO PUSH A ROOF BOLTER BACK TO CONNECT IT TO THE SLOPE HOIST. THE TRS PAD ON THE HELPERS SIDE STRUCK A STEEL LEG CAUSING THE BOARDS AND ROCK ON TOP OF THE M TO FALL FROM BETWEEN THE BEAMS STRIKING THE INDIVIDUAL.
EE WAS SEATED IN A MANTRIP OPERATORS COMPARTMENT WHEN THE MANTRIP INBY HIM, WHICH WAS BEING MOVED BY ANOTHER WORKMAN, INADVERTENTLY WAS PLACED INTO REVERSE TRAM AS THE OPERATOR SET THE BREAKER . BEFORE THE OPERATOR COULD STOP THE MANTRIP IT HAD STRUCK THE INJURED'S MANTRIP. BOTH MEN WERE SEATED.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN PASSENGER AREA OF 2 MAN- TRIP WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST A URNT PIPEWHICH CROSSED OVER THE TRACK. THE PIPE HAD DROP-PED DOWN AND THE OPERATOR TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY, TO STOP. NOTICE: BEGAN MISS WORK AGAIN ON 11/6.
SHUTTLE CAR DROPPED INTO HOLE IN PAVEMENT CAUSING OPERATOR'S HEAD TO BE JAMMED UP AGAINST CANOPY.