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TAIL PULLEY OF #4 CONVEYOR BELT WAS BEING CLEANED MANUALLY WHILE BELT WAS IN MOTION A LOOSE PORTION OF BELT BECAME ENTANGLED IN TAIL PRECP EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BELT FROM TAILPIECE BY CUTTING AWAY SMALL STRINGS AT ENTANGLED BELT BY HAIVNG BELT STARTED THEN STOPPED LEFT ARM OF EMPLOYEE BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT & TAIL PULLEY RESULTING IN ARM AMPUTATION APPROX 3IN BELOW ELBOW
TOP WAS ABOUT 46" & INJURED PERSON WAS ON THE OFFSIDE OF SCOOP, HE WAS LOOKING OVER IN TAHE NEXT ENTRY AT HIS RODMAN & SCOOP OPERATOR DID NOT SEE HIS LIGHT.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE OBSTRUCTION IN HEAD ROLLER WHEN BOTH HANDS WERE PINNED INSIDE. EMPLOYEE SUFFERED LOSS OF 3 FINGERS ON ONE HAND AND 4 FINGERS ON THE OTHER.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING GOLF CART DOWN HILL TO MINE PORTAL SOME HOW GOLF CART GOT AWAY HIT EMBANKMENT AT FOOT OF HILL. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED LACERATION TO CHIN AND LEFT SIDE OF FOREHEAD-POSSIBLE FRAC TURE SKULL.
EMPLOYE WAS WATCHING TAILPIECE AND WAS HIT BY SCOOP THAT WAS ATTEMPTING TO DUMP COAL.
30" TO 32" COAL EMPL WAS HAULING COAL WIITH 482 SCOOP BACKED UNDER CABLE LOOKED FORWARD TO MAKE SURE BUCKET CLEARED CABLE LOOKED BACK AROUND RAISED HEAD TO HIGH UP STRUCK TOP STOVED UP NECK.
SCOOP HAULAGE AND OPERATOR HIT KNEE ON TOP.
RUN OVER TIMBER WITH A SCOOP WHILE HAULING IN SUPPLIES