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While attempting to place a battery charger in a rack, the charger slid suddenly and mashed fingers in the rack. Mashed ring and middle fingers of right hand.
Employee was operating a Lo-Trac (Light Duty Forklift) on the #1 section. As the employee was tramming the Lo-Trac, his right arm was caught between the mine roof and the frame of the equipment.
Employee's right hand was caught between a set timer and the shuttle car frame as he was traming the shuttle car to the miner with his right hand located on the outside frame of the operator compartment. (Fracture and laceration requiring 5 sutures to right hand little finger.)
Employee lost control of personnel carrier as he was traveling down the slope into the mine. The employee went to set the emergency parking break when employee cut his right lower arm causing laceration to lower arm that required 4 sutures.
A remote discharge boom located at the #2 belt drive broke free from the roof pulling back and to the side striking the victim on the left side of face and head.
Blocking up tailpiece when rapid haul was pulled up catching finger between rapid haul tailpiece and crib block.
Caught foot between rib and mantrip resulting in broken foot.