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Employee was directing traffic on unit, when scoop dropped bucket on top of his foot. Scoop was sitting half way thru a curtain. Employee was on inby side of curtain and scoop operator was on outby side of curtain. Didn't know he had his foot around or under scoop bucket.
The brakes locked up on the #3 shuttle car causing the car to slide into the rib. The employee had his hand on hand rail and his hand was mashed into rib of coal. Cut little finger and ring finger, broke little finger.
CO-WORKER WAS PUSHING THE COAL FEEDER TO MOVE IT WHILE INJURED WAS TRAMMING FROM THE CONTROLS. THE BUCKET OF THE COAL SCOOP SLIPPED UPWARDS PUSHING A LID LOOSE AND ON THE RIGHT THUMB OF INJURE D BREAKING THE FIRST JOINT ON HIS LEFT THUMB.
THE INDIVIDUAL WAS CROSSING BELT LINE, WHEN HE STEPPED ON SOME BELT STRUCTURE. CAUSING THE BELT STRUCTURE TO LACERATE HIS LEFT UPPER LEG.
WHILE OPERATING A MANTRIP EE SAID HE HIT A ROCK WITH THE FRONT WHEELS CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN VERY FAST AND STRIKING HIS RIGHT HAND. WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE MANTRIP AND IT RAN I NTO THE RIB.
WHILE RIDING A MANTRIP ACROSS SECTION AT END OF SHIFT THE INJURED PERSON HIT HIS HEAD ON THE TOP. REPORTED ACCIDENT TO SUPERINTENDENT BUT REFUSED ANY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. HE WORKED ALL SCHEDULE D SHIFTS THRU 1/28/02 W/O COMPLAINT. HE HAS BEENABSENT FROM WORK SINCE 1/29/02 BUT HAD NOT NOTIFIED SUPERVISOR THIS WAS DUE TO ACCIDENT UNTIL 2/6/02 (YESTERDAY).