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EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING COAL, AS HE STARTED DOWN A HILL HE HEARD A NOISE, THE TRUCK TOOK OFF LIKE IT WAS OUT OF GEAR, LOST ALL AIR PRESURE, TRUCK GOT TO FAST DOWN HILL, EMPLOYEE HELD TRUCK TILL I T TURNED OVER ON ITS SIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING AN S&S MODEL 482 SCOOP LOADING COAL AT THE FACE OF #9 ENTRY SCOOP INADVERTENTLY RAN OVER SOME COAL FORCING THE EMPLOYEES HEAD AGAINST THE ROOF ABRUPTLY
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A S&S MODEL 482 SCOOP TO PUSHAN OPEN CROSSCUT INTO THE ADJACENT ENTRY. HE AHD MADE ONE PASS & HAD BACKED UP TO MAKE ANOTHER. ASSUMING THAT THE ENTIR E CROSSCUT WAS LOOSE COA L, HE USED FULL POWER TO ENTER THE COAL. THE CORNER OF THE SCOOP BUCKET HIT SOLID COAL, FORCING THE OPERATORS HEAD INTO THE ROOF, JAMMING HISNECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING AN S&S 482 SCOOP THAT DRUG AGAINST THE ROOF AND SCRAPED SOME LOOSE MATERIAL THAT FELL INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S EYE.
EMPLOYEE HAD BACKED CUTTING MACHINE TO TH4E LAST OPEN BREAT & WAS PREPARING TO DO MAINTENANCE WORK ON THE BAR OF THE MACHINE A SCOOP HIT THE BACK END OF THE CUTTING MACHINE CAUSING THE BAR TO SWING AROUND & HIT THE EMPLOYEE CAUSING ONE OF THE BITS ON THE BAR TO PUNCTURE THE EMPLOYEES RT LEG
EMPL OPERATING A SCOOP WHEN A DISLODGED ROOF BOLT FELL FROM ROOF INTO DECK OF SCOOP AND STRUCK LEFT WRIST.