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VICTIM WAS ASSISTING THE AUGER OPERATOR CHANGE CUTTING BITS.BOTH MEN WERE STANDING IN THE CONVEYOR WITH THE ENGINES "OFF" WHEN A THIRD EMPLOYEE STARTED THE CONVEYOR ENGINE CAUSING THE CONVEYOR TO MOVE INADVERTENTLY CAUSING FATAL INJURIES TOTHE VICTIM AS HE WAS CARRIED UNDER THE AUGER BARREL AND INTO THE CONVEYOR CHUTE.
A ROCK APPROX 2' IN DIAMETER FELL FROM HIGHWALL FROM AOBUT 25' UP. THE ROCK LANDE DON THE DRU STIKE PILE & EXPLODED INTO MANY PIECES. ONE CHUNK HIT SWINGMAN IN THE BACK AND ONE CHUNK HIT ON BACK OF ELBOW. MINER MADE TRIP TO E.M. AT HOSPITAL & WAS CHECKED FOR OTHE RINJURIES. SEEN DR NEXT DAY AND RETUR TO WORK ON LIGHT DUTY THE NEXT DAY. MINER RELEASED FROM DR 'S CARE.
EE WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF CENTRAL SEAT ON AUGER PLATFORM WATCHING EE REPAIR SWING ARM SWING ARMJOLTED & DUE TO REFOX ACTION HE FELL OFF AUGER LANDED ON HIS BACKEE BRUISED OR CRACKED SOME RIB S
GOT RIGHT THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO PIECE OF METAL.
EMPL SITTING,WHEN STANDING UP TRIPPED THROWING ALL WEIGHT TO ONE POINT.LEFT FOOT OF EMPL BROKEN.
BROKEN LATCH PIN WAS TRYING TO BE PULLED MANUALLY WHEN THE PAN CONVEYOR LEVER WAS HIT BY MISTAKE CAUSING THE INJURED TO BE KNOCKED DOWN BY THE PAN CONVEYOR CHAIN
HE WAS CARRYING3ROCK WITH AN 850 CASE TRACK LOADER TO FILL DRAINAGE DITCH IN HOLLOW FILL. I.NAMES BACK IS BROKE & PERMANENT DISABILITY WAS CAUSED BY THE ACCIDENT. HE HAS LOST USE OF HIS LEGS.
STARTED TO GET 2FF THE DRILL SLIPPED & FELL.