Miner operator had backed continuous miner out to intersection to get a rock off miner. After rock had been removed, continuous miner was trammed into face to load a shuttle car. After shuttle car came in & got loaded, s/c operator started tramming toward feeder & as he got to rock in intersection, he hit it with car, flipping it into operator's cab. Size of rock 5'x 4'x 8"
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Showing all 4Employee was carrying a seal block to the 2nd North #4 seal when he lost his footing, slipped & fell, landing on his rear on a timber. He re-aggravated the injury the next day when he was operating his shuttle car, hit a bump in the roadway & hit his head on the canopy of the shuttle car.
EMPLOYEE KNELT DOWN LEANING AGAINST THE RIB FILLING OUT HIS MAP, WHEN THE SECTION SCOOP OPERATOR CAME FROM ENTRY #1 TO ENTRY #2. WHEN THE SCOOP CAME THROUGH THE CROSSCUT THE OPERATOR TURNED THE CORNER HEADING OUTBY & THE BATTERIES ON THE SCOOP STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE CHEST & LEFT ANKLE.
AS EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN MANTRIP, VEHICLE HIT BUMP IN ROADWAY. EMPLOYEE FLEW UP FROM SEAT AND LANDED ON RIGHT TESTICLE. EMPLOYEE WORKED FOR ANOTHER WEEK BEFORE REPORTING INJURY.