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Employee was watching belt run to trim a splice and a piece of the belt line came around and hit him in the face and cut his chin. He received 10 stitches on his chin. Came back to work the next day.
Employee was standing next to a scoop when the scoop moved. It struck his left foot.
Employee was getting shuttle car loaded when shuttle bounced and his head hit the canopy of the shuttle car.
Employee was standing talking to boom truck operator when the operator pushed lever to move outrigger. The outrigger struck employee's left arm.
Employee was installing timbers along the # 4 belt conveyor and a piece of coal fell striking his right hand. Contusion on his hand.
CHANGING TIRE ON SHUTTLE CAR, USING FORKLIFT TO LIFT TIRE. WHILE TIGHTENING THE TIRE, THE FORKLIFT MOVED AND EE GOT HIS ARM CAUGHT BETWEEN SHUTTLE CAR FENDER AND FORKLIFT TIRE - PINCHED HIS RIGHT ARM.
While operating a shuttle car to transport coal, he ran over a rough road and was thrown into a canopy top hurtin his back and neck.
The day shift crew was heading outside at the end of his shift. They approached the outby set of track doors. The manbus had just about came to a stop when it unexpectedly started tramming and ran through the doors before the operator could bring it to a halt.
THE DAY SHIFT CREW WAS HEADING OUTSIDE AT END OF SHIFT. THEY APPROACHED THE OUTBY SET OF TRACK DOORS. THEN MANBUS HAD JUST ABOUT COME TO A STOP WHEN IT UNEXPECTEDLY START TRAMMING ON IT'S OWN AND RAN THROUGH THE DOORS BEFORE OPERATOR COULD BRING IT TO A HALT.
WHILE STAYING BACK TO HELP ON A POWER MOVE, EMPLOYEE LEANED OVER TO SAY SOMETHING TO THE SCOOP OPERATOR. EMPLOYEE ACCIDENTLY RESTED HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE BACK OF THE SCOOP BUCKET AT THE SAME TIME THE SCOOP OPERATOR PULLED THE RAM IN ON THE SCOOP, MASHING THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND.
THE EE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR AND A CURTAINBOARD BROKE STRIKING HIM ON THE CHEST.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP BELT LINES, ROCK, COAL, ETC WITH SCOOP. THE EMPLOYEE EMPTIED SCOOP BUCKET, THE SCOOP JOLTED AND CAUSED THE EMPLOYEETO HIT CANOPY OF SCOOP.