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While employee was driving a rubber tired 2-3 man ride, employee hit rib with front tire causing steering knob to strike right hand.
Injured person was operating 4 wheel rubber tired ride pulling a portable rock dusted while dusting #16 belt line, front tire hit rib making steering wheel jerk back in opposite direction hitting small finger on rt hand breaking finger and joint on rt hand (5th).
While blocking up shuttle car to repair wheel unit, shuttle car was being picked up with scoop bucket. Shuttle car slid out of bucket while employee was installing cribs under shuttle car to block it up, smashing left thumb between car frame and crib blocks.
MINER OPERATOR FOLLOWED #25SC OUT OF PLACE TO CHECK HIS SIGHTS, WHEN HE KNELT DOWN SC #3 STARTED UP THE ENTRY, BUMPED MINER OPERATOR IN UPPER LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER.
INJURED WAS MOVING S & S CANOPY SCOOP FROM #7 FACE TO #3 FACE OF 2 SOUTH SECTION. MINER CABLE WAS HUNG FROM ROOF BOLTER CABLE WAS ON OPPOSITE SIDE. INJURED RAISED HIMSELF OUT OF CANOPY WITH HA ND ON STEERING PIVOT STOP TO SEE LOCATION OF BOLTER CABLE WHEN KNEE PUSHED STEERING LEVER CAUSING SCOOP TO PIVOT AND SMASH LEFT RING FINGER.
SHUTTLE CAR WAS MOVING DOWN ROADWAY WHEN OPERATOR HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD.
WHILE HANGING CABLE AT SECTION DUMPING POINT SHUTTLE CAR CAME INTO DUMP STRIKING INJURED ON LEFT LEG. HE WAS ON THE OFFSIDE OF SC. OPERATOR COULD NOT SEE HIM.