MECHANIC HAD DRIVEN SERVICE TRUCK TO AND HAD PARKED IN FRON OFTHE COAL TRUCK LEAVING 8 FEET BETWEEN THE TWO VEHICLES.AFTER STARTING THE TRUCK,DRIVER JOINED MECANIC AND TWO TOHER DRIVERS IN ARE A BETWEEN THE VEHICLES TO OBTAIN TOWELS FROM TOOL BOX OF SERVICE TRUCK.COAL TRUCK BEGAN TO ROLL DOWN SLIGHT GRADE TOWARD SERVICE TRUCK CATCHING DRIVER BETWEEN TOOL COMPARTMENT DOOR AND FRONT
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Showing all 3EMPLOYEE WAS INSPECTING CRUSHER COAL PREPARTION PLANT WHEN A PIECE OF COAL WEIGHING APPROX. 8 POUNDS FELL FROM A VIBRATING SCREEN 15 FEET ABOVE AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD. EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A MILD CONCUSSION AND NECK STRAIN.
OPERATOR WAS BR5KING & LOWERING BUCKET OF FRONT-END LOADE WHEN INJURY OCCURRED, AS FORWARD MOVEMENT OF LOADER WAS SLOWING TO A COMPLETE STOP, DOOR OF CAB SWUNG FORWARD TO CLOSE. AT THE SAME TI ME THE OPERATOR3ANTICIPATING THE STOPPING OF THE L OADAER, PLACED HIS L HAND ON THE DOOR FRAME TO RISE FROM THE SEAT. FINGER WAS CUT & B RUISED WHE