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COVER WAS LEFT OFF THE TAIL PIECE ROLLERS. HH WAS GOING TO CUT OFF THE BELT LINE AND TRIP AND FELL INTO THE ROLLER AND IT PULLED HIS RIGHT ARM INTO THE ROLLERS. HE HAD SOME ABRASIONS ON HIS AR M AND SOME SWELLING, NO BROKE BONES.
HE AND ANOTHER WAS LOADING SUPPLIES INTO THE SCOOP BUCKET BETWEN THE #9 AND #10 HEADING WHEN A SCOOP DRIVER WAS PULLING COAL FROM THE #10 HEADING AND MADE A BLIND SIDE TO AND PINNED HIM BETWEE N THE TWO SCOOP.
SCOOP DRIVER WAS LEAVING FACE WITH LOAD OF COAL & FRONT END OF HIS SCOOP HIT & DISLODGES ROOF BOLT & IT FELL IN DECK OF SCOOP & STRUCK LEG.
EMPLOYEE STOPPED SCOOP AT #10 CROSSCUT & #7 HEADING TO MOVE ROLLER OR TO LOOK FOR HIS WATCH HE FELL ONTO BELTLINE AS HE WAS TRYING TO GET OFF HE HIT HIS HEAD & SHOULDER AGAINST ROOF
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOCKING THE POWDER MAGAZINE. HE DID NOT APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE AND SECURE THE BUCKET PROPERLY. THE LOADER ROLLED, CAUSING THE BUCKET TO PIN HIM AGAINST THE POWDER MAGAZINE, CAU SING INJURY TO HIS RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS DRIVING A SCOOP JEEP HE HAD HIS RIGHT HAND ON HIS HARD HAT WHEN HIS HAT HIT A BLOCK OF COAL IN THE TOP. THIS TWISTED HIS HAND WHICH, IN TURN, CAUSED THE BREAK.
EMPL DRIVING DRILL JEEP.RAN OVER BLOCK OF COAL AND HIT KNEE ON THE TOP.
SCOOP DRIVER WAS GO TO THE FACE TO GET A LOAD OF COAL WHEN HIS L ARM WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SCPOOP AND THE ROOF