EE WAS RIDING AS PASSENGER ON EXPLOSIVES TRUCK. DRIVER WAS DISTRACTED BY ENGINE AIR INTAKE PULLING ON HIS JACKET. TRUCK STRUCK MINE WALL. PASSENGER WAS THROWN FROM TRUCK ON TO MINE ROADWAY.
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Showing all 4EMPLOYE EWAS OPERATING HYSTER AND STRUCK A HOLE BY UTILITY (MOWER) SHED.
WORKING ON CONVEYOR BELT. H AND BECAME CAUGHT IN CONVEY OR BELT. CAUGHT UP TO FOREARM. AVULSION INJURY RIGHT HAND. AMPUTATION RIGHT THUMB AND POSSIBLE RIGHT INDEX FINGER. CALLED FOR INFO- RE-ATTACHED BOTH THUMB AND INDEX FINGER - NOT RELEASED TO GO BACK TO WORK AND WON'T KNOW FOR QUITE AWHILE HOW MUCH USE HE WILL HAVE. WAS SENT TO JEWISH HOSP AT LOUISVILLE, KY.
DRIVER WAS REMOVING LOOSE ROCK FROM TRACKS PREPARING TO LEAVE THE SITE LOOSE ROCKS ARE DANGEROUS TO THE TIRES ON THE HAUL TRUCKS & COULD CAUSE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ACCIDENT BY TIRE BLOW OUT OR ETC HOISTMAN LOADED A 2ND SHIP INTO THE HOPPWHICH HAS A SMALL CRACK BETWEEN THE DOORS WE ASSUME THE EXTRA WEIGHT CAUSED THE ORE TO DRIBBLE OUT STRIKING THE DRIVER ON HIS HARD HAT