THE SHOVEL OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A LARGE ROCK FROM THE AREA WHERE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED FOR LOADING. THE SHOVEL BACKED SLIPPED OFF THE ROCK AND CONTACTED THE REAR END OF THE TRACK THI S LIFTED THE REAR OF THE TRUCK OFF THE MINE FLOOALSO PUSHED THE TRUCK FORWARD. THE TRUCK DRIVER WAS JOLTED WHEN THE REAR WHEELS OF THE TRUCK CONTACTED THE MINE FLOOR.
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Showing all 6INJURED WAS STANDING AT RAW COAL DUMP WHILE TRUCK WAS BACKING TO DUMP LOAD, A LUMP OF COAL WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE TRUCK TIRE AD GROUND WICH SHOT OUT LATERALLY STICKING INJURED ON BOTH ANKLES.
EMPLOYEE WAS DR2PPING RAILROAD CARS FROM UPPER STORAGE YARD AT #14 PLANT.THE BRAKES ON RAILROAD CAR DID NOT HOLD EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF MOVING RAILROAD CAR AND INJURED RIGHT KNEE.
EMP WAS DISCONN9CTING RAILROAD CAR IN ORDER TO DROP CAR BY HAND EMP CLIMBED BETWEEN CARS AND POSITIONED HIMSELF ON INSIDE OF THE CAR WHICH IS A BLIND AREA TO THE LOCOMOTIVE OPERATOR EMP GOT C CAUGHT BETWEEN 5 STATIONARY LOADER AND THE MOVING RAIL ROAD CAR
EMPLOYEE HAD COMPLETED PUTTING AIR IN TRUCK 501 AS HE PASSED IN FRONT OF TRUCK IN ORDER TO DISCONNECT AIR LINE TRUCK ROLLED FORWARD PINNING EMPLOYEE BETWEEN BUMPER AND H ITCHING RAIL
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING TRUCK SOUT ON RAMP TOWARD SHOVEL EMP HAD TRUCK IN 1ST GEAR WITH ROTARDER ON WHEN TRUCK STARTED TO SLIDE HE STOPPED TRUCK BY DRIVING INTO LEFT HAND BERN EMP PUT TRUCK IN R