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Employee was bringing scoop outside,went down a hill & hit pole in bottom & it bounced him up in deck of scoop & he hit his head on canopy. Went to hospital next day at 12:30pm on 8/9/06 complaining of neck pain.
A rock pinned his hand against canopy.
MAN LEFT BUGGY IN FORWARD DIRECTION WHILE LOADING MATERIAL ON IT. PART HIT FOOT SWITCH & BUGGY MOVED FORWARD HITTING EE ON ANKLE & BROKE BONE IN IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING A LOAD OF COAL FROM THE MINER TO FEEDER WHEN THE SHUTTLE CAR HIT THE RIB AND THREW EMPLOYEE FORWARD MAKING HIS RIGHT ELBOW HIT THE CORNER OF THE PANIC BAR.
FEEDER FLIGHT CAME OUT OF THE FEEDER AND HIT EE ACROSS LEFT SHOULDER AND CHEST.
EE WAS AT THE OUTBY END OF A BELT TAILPIECE SHOVELING. A ROCK (ABOUT 30 LBS) CAME OVER THE DRIVE LANDING ON THE TAILPIECE, THEN ROLLING OFF IT HIT HIM IN THE SIDE. WHILE TRYING TO MOVE AWAY, H E TWISTED HIS KNEE.
EE WAS HOOKING UP A PULL CHAIN TO A ROLL OF BELT. HE INSTRUCTED THE SCOOP OPERATOR TO PULL IT. EMPLOYEE'S FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN THE CHAIN REMOVING THE END OF HIS FINGER IN THE ACCIDENT.
HE WAS COMING BACK FROM THE SUPPLY HOLE IN #5 ENTRY AND RAN OVER A PIECE OF 2" WATER LINE. THE END OF THE WATER LINE RAISED UP AND HIT HIM ON HIS RIGHT JAW, CUTTING HIS JAW.