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Employee was turning the scoop he was driving into a crosscut when his hand slopped off of the side of the scoop and was caught in the pinch point where the scoop swivels. Resulting in the fracture of the end of his index and pinkie fingers on his left hand causing him to be off work.
Employee was pulling supplies down the slope when he got his right little finger in the pivot point of the supply tractor and received a hair line fracture of his finger.
Employee was driving a permissible ride on #3 unit in #9 entry when he ran into a coal rib which caused the steering wheel knob to hit him on his wrist resulting in a fracture of the large bone.
Employee was operating a mini trac on #2 B supply road when he ran over a rock in the road which caused him to jam his head and neck into the roof. He kept working till the doctor put him off work on 3/11/2014.
Employee was standing at the #1 unit feeler in #4 entry with his back to #5 entry. A ram car came to the feeder from #5 entry side to dump. The employee at the feeder did not see the car coming nor did the ram car operator see the employee. The ram car pushed the employee down which resulted in a fracture to both his legs below the knee.
Employee was plastering a brattice between #4-#5 entry across from the feeder. He had his stinger ride parked between him and the feeder with the lights on. A ram car backed into the stinger and pushed it up on top of his legs. Resulting in a fracture to his pelvis and his lower back.