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EE WAS MOVING ON A DAMASCUS LIL MAC IN REVERSE WHEN HIS RIGHT EAR CAME IN CONTACT WITH AN ESCAPEWAY SIGN HANGING FROM THE ROOF, CUTTING HIS RIGHT EAR WHERE IT ATTACHES TO HIS HEAD REQUIRING TW O SUTURES.
WHEN POSITIONING CONVEYOR BELT INJURED CAUGHT HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN BELT AND RIGID STRUCTURE.
WHEN REMOVING CONVEYOR FROM THE HIGHWALL, THE CUTTING HEAD PUSHED THE CONVEYOR UP IN THE AIR. EE TRIED TO HOLD THE CONVEYOR DOWN AND HIS LEFT HAND BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HOIST ON THE AUGER MACHINE AND THE CONVEYOR CUTTING THE PALM OF HIS HAND.
EE WAS OPERATING AS S & S SCOOP, THE SCOOP HIT THE RIGHT RIB AND BECAME TO CLOSE HITTING SIDE OF HIS SIDE OF LEFT FACE.
HE WAS STEERING A DISABLED LONG AIRDOX 3B ON THE SURFACE BEING TOWED BY ANOTHER 3 WHEELER. THE STEERING KNOB SPUN AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT HAND.
WATCHING CONVEYOR AND SHOVELING COAL WHEN A PIECE OF COAL CAME OFF CONVEYOR AND GOT IN RT EYE.
MR KAMMERDIENCER WAS OPERTING A AR4 ELKHORN SCOOP AND WAS TOWING ANOTHER AR4 ELKHORN SCOOP. HE TURNED TO VIEW THE SCOOP IN TOW, CATCHING HIS SHOULDER ON A ROOF SUPPORT RAIL. THIS DRUG HIM BA CK OVER THE REAR BUMPER OF THE SCOOP PINCHING HIM BETWEEN THE ROOF AND SCOOP.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING AN ELKHORN AR-4 SCOOP AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE ROOF, THE IMPACT BRUISED HIS HEAD.
EE WAS OPERATING A LONG AIRDOX 3-B PERSONAL CARRIER AND PINCHED HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE VEHICLE AND RIB.
EE WAS OPERATING A MOBILE BRIDGE CARRIER AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
85061S OPERATING A PERSONNEL CARRIER WHEN HIS HARD HAT CAUGHT THE ROOF BENDING HIS NECK BACK STRAINING IT.
KWHEN EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO TURN CONVEYOR BELT BACKWARDS TO LOOSEN COAL, SUDDENLY COAL BECAME UNSTUCK AND CAUGHT RIGHT LTTLE FINGER IN BELT AND PULLEY.
WHEN DRIVING COAL TRUCK EMPLOYEE WENT UPHILL IN FIRST GEAR, GOT TO TOP OF HILL, TRUCK STALLED OUT AND WENT BACKWARDS, LOST CONTROL AND TURNED OVER ON THE DRIVERS SIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING TO CLEAN UP ROCK FALL, HE PUT HIS HAND ON THE BACK OF THGE OPERATORS CAB OF THE BATTERY SCOOP TRACTOR. THE OPERATOR STARTED THE SCOOP AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE MACHINE I NJURING EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND
EMPLOYEE HURT BACK WHILE OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR ON ROUGH RUNWAYS.