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THE INJURED PERSON SAID HE WAS RIDING UP BELT LINE ON A 3 WHEEL CART. HE WAS HAULING A TIMBER. THE TIMBER STARTED TO FALL OFF. WHEN HE TURNED AROUND TO STRAIGHTEN THE TIMBER UP E RAN INTO A BO TTOM PIECE OF STRUCTURE ON THE NO. 4 BELT LINE ,N 12' INBY SURVEY STATION 383.
ROLL OF BELT WAS HANGING ON A CHAIN FROM A HIGHLIFT. THE ROLL WAS LET DOWN, HIT ON THE ROPE. EE WAS MAKING A BELT SPLICE AND THE ROPE WAS MASHED DOWN AGAINST HIS BACK AND HIP.
MINER HELPER WAS MOVING CABLE AND WATER LINE OUT OF HAULAGE ROAD. THE LEFT DRIVE SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR DID NOT SEE HIM AND DROVE THE SHUTTLE CAR UP ON THE MINER HELPER'S HAND.
SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR RAISED UP TO SEE HOW CLOSE HE WAS TO THE CONTINUOUS MINER. WHEN HE RAISED UP THE SHUTTLE CAR RAN OVER A BUMP IN THE MINE FLOOR CAUSING THE OPERATOR'S HEAD TO COME IN CONTA CT WITH THE MINE ROOF.
MAN WAS SHOVELING AT REAR OF BELT TAILPIECE WHEN THE END OF SHOVEL CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A SPLICE IN THE CONVEYOR BELT CAUSING THE SHOVEL TO BE SHOVED BACK TOWARD HIM.
MAN WAS SHOVELING COAL UP AROUND BELT TAIL PIECE HIS LIGHT WENT OUT AND SHOVEL GOT INTO BELT PULLING HIM AROUND
MINER HELPER WAS HANGING A LINE CURTAIN IN THE LAST OPEN CROSS CUT OF THE #7 ENTR. THE OFF STANDARD SHUTTLE CAR WAS COMING FROM THE MINER GOING TO THE FEEDER WHEN THE SHUTTLE CAR TURNED TO GOT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, THE LOADING END CAME AROUND AND HIT THE MINER HELPER.