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Miner had loaded shuttle car and miner operator was on knees at end of miner boom along rib line. When shuttle car was pulling out, the s.c. operator swerved s.c. to right and rear of s.c. pulled toward miner operator, catching his feet with its bumper/frame, injuring his left foot.
Was hooking broken down 2 man mantrip to 5 man rubber tired mantrip with chain to pull to another area. The 5 man mantrip drifted back & pinned left leg between mantrips.
Injured person was dumping load of coal on to feeder. He got out of operator compartment and stepped in behind operator deck between deck and rear wheel until shuttle car began to drift backwards catching left leg. under operator deck twisting left knee.
Individual was tramming scoop outby, hit a pothole, jarred his back.
Individual was backing up a tow seater mantrip, rear tire hit a pothole in pavement and steering knob went around and hit the back of his hand.
Miner operator sitting under bolts, running miner when rock fell on boom. Carried to midways, spun around in the bend in conveyor boom, came over the side and hit him in head.
Driving cart while firebossing travelway, catching rib with front tire spun steering wheel out hitting his hand.
The individual with the afflicted injury was running his shuttle car down the feeder entry. Prior to that the individual had to pump brakes off his shuttle car manually and left handle in the upright position. The individual hit a hole in the road and his back came down on handle.
Ran over piece of 1" alumium tubbing flipped up and hit him in back.