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OUTSIDE PERSON WAS HELPING ELECTRICIAN START SCOOP WHEN FOOT PEDAL HUNG UPON RELEASE DUE TO RUST BUILD UP ON CONTROL LEVER. THE SCOOP HAD BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR A PERIOD OF SEX MONTHS
THIS WAS THE OPENING OF A NEW MINE-#4 ENTRY WAS ADVANCED 45\ FROM SURFACE OF THE MINE.SURFACE CRACKS WERE ENCOUNTERED,WATER ACCUMULATION.FALL DIMENSION-34\ LONG X 18\WIDE X 8-10\HIGH.
EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONED NEAR A TAILPIECE DUMP AREA.(CHAIN CONVEYOR FEEDS BELT) AN OVERSIZE ROCK DISLODGED THE BELT JACK WHICH STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE JAW BONE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RELEASE TENSION ON A SET OF COME-A-LONGS AFTER SPLICING A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HANDLE SLIPPED FROM EMPLOYEE\S HAND STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE NOSE.