WORKER WAS BUSTING ROCK IN THE TAILPIECE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS RIGHT KNEE ON COAL AND ROCK.
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Showing all 3WHILE CROSSING FLOOR OF SURFACE SHOP EMPLOYEE TRIED TO WALK ACROSS TOP OF BASS BUGGY. EMPLOYEE TRIPPED & FELL. DR. DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE PULLING EXCESS CABLE ON A ROOF BOLTER. THE OPERATOR DECIDED TO USE THE BOSS BUGGY. WHILE THE WAS PULLING THE CABLE WITH THE BUGGY HE WRAPPED THE CABLE AROUND HIS FOOT. HE THEN STARTED DO WN THE ENTRY THE CABLE BECAME HUNG UP AND PULLEDHIM FROM THE BUGGY.