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The employee stepped near scoop to unload material, the employee did not realize that the scoop operator had not lowered the scoop bucket completely. The scoop bucket when lowered landed on employee's foot causing injury.
employee had his foot hanging out of mantrip and when traveling outside at end of shift, his foot hit a pallet of material and twisted his foot, causing a fracture.
Scoopman was tramming around a corner bucket first, where scoop was at it was high and where employee was at it was low so scoop driver did not see employee kneeling down cutting tie wire and employee also had ear plugs in and didn't hear the scoop and the bucket came down and hit the employee in left leg.
Mantrip was having trouble making it up a slick hill so men got off to help lighten the load, the mantrip slide and hit employee on the ankle
Miner was in scoop bucket feeding duster, scoop lost brakes and slid under belt line structure with him in bucket. Miner had cuts, bruises and contusions.
Park brake on shuttle car locked up causing tires to lock up and car began to slide down toward the miner quickly. Operator got the brakes released and attempted to regain control of the machine to steer it into the rib. The slick conditions didn't allow traction, the machine slammed into corner rib, causing the operator to be thrown around inside the cab, which caused the injury.
On 11-15-08 Injury reported a injury when going thru mandoor at 2 drive his left knee popped. Employee completed report but did not miss any work or go to dr until 4-2-09.
EE was operating s/car in the #3 South, #2 entry and tire went into a pot hole and hit his head, jamming neck into the canopy.
Employee was operating shuttle car when he came to a 6" ledge and hit his head on canopy then his neck and back started hurting. Reported to operator on 11-19-07 but never missed any work until 11-26-07 over incident.
Employee was behind curtain and scoop came by. The floor was slick & downhill grade & scoop slid into curtain. Canopy of scoop pinched employee against rib hitting him in chest & back.
The foreman was operating the scoop, pulling feeder cable slack,and the slack became hung under the feeder. The cable suddenly came loose, striking the injured on the left leg.This report was not filed within 10 days because there was a questionwhether or not it was job related. l
Injured was operating a battery powered golf cart and the brakes failed. Injured steered the cart into the left rib and was thrown from the vehicle.He went to St. Edward's hospital where he recieved stitches and prescription for pain.