The miner was injured prior to loading explosives at a header. EE entered the basket on the powder truck and was manipulating the ANFO hose when the hose "whipped" and struck the face, causing small pieces of rock to break off. One piece struck EE in the right palm causing a laceration.
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Showing all 6EE was riding on the loader with EE's legs hanging off the front of the loader to the backside of the mine to get a pickup truck. The loader driver went to make a left turn and when EE did the step on the front of the loader caught EE's left leg.
EE was cleaning under #7B belt using RL-994, RL-994 slipped & sunk in the mud, this caused the back end to raise up and pin the EE hand between RL-994 and the belt frame. EE was wearing all PPE.
Miner was operating a ridged frame haul truck. EE was being loaded at the mucking pile and was jostled in the cab bumping head. Miner said ee had seat belt on at the time.
EE was raising manlift to get to feeder pan when he caught his right index finger between structure and basket. EE stated that manlift traveling after he let off of controls.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE LOST CONTROL OF THE EMPTY CAT 773 DUMP TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING. THE TRUCK VEERED, RAN THROUGH THE PROTECTIVE BERM AND OFF A 70'-HIGH WALL. (EMPLOYEE: NEW HIRE IN TRAINING. TRUCK LANDED ON ITS TOP. RESULTED IN PASSENGER FATALITY - BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA INSIDE CAB OF TRUCK; NEITHER WAS THROWN FROM CAB.)