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The employee was driving the Mac 8 mantrip and the steering wheel spun out of his hand after hitting a hole. The knob on the steering wheel hit his left wrist and broke his wrist. The employee went to the hospital and they put a cast on his wrist. He returned to work later that day.
Running shuttle car toward face, hit hole and strained his back.
Employee was sitting in mantrip when the brakes malfunctioned and smashed employee's finger between the seat and batteries.
Manbus was leaving the surface when the brakes malfunctioned and the box containing the SCSRS fell striking employee in the right arm.
Put scoop on charge and the scoop rolled over the employee's foot.
Employee was operating a Mac-8 mantrip when he lost the wheel and it slipped from his hand injuring his wrist.
Driver Said truck jumped out of grear going down bottom steep truck would not stop. asked about braces owner said they had put new brakes on recently.
POWER WAS OFF AT MINE, EE TURNED REOMTE SWITCH OFF AND WAS WORKING ON SCRAPER ON #2 HEAD AND WASSTANDING ON #1 BELT. POWER CAME BACK ON AND DAY SHIFT FOREMAN STARTED BELT FROM OUTSIDE AND THRU EE OFF BELT HITTING RIGHT ELBOW ON BACK STOP.
DRIVER STATED SOMETHING BROKE ON TRUCK GOING DOWN HILL AND LET TRUCK FREE WHEEL AND BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP TRUCK, SO HE TURNED IT OVER.
AS TRUCK WAS CLIMBING HILL TO DUMP HIS LOAD TRUCK CAME OUT OF GEAR AND DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH BRAKESTO HOLD ON HILL, DRIVER STATED HE TRIED TO GET IT IN REVERSE BUT COULDN'T, LOST CONTROL AND WENT OVER EMBANKMENT.
TRUCK WAS HAULING COAL AND WAS LOADING HEAVY TO ONE SIDE. AS TRUCK WAS ENTERING A CURVE, THE WEIGHT AND ROAD CONTIONS CAUSED IT TO TURN OVER.