EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING IN THE SCOOP BUCKET ON THE SURFACE PREPARING TO GO UNDERGROUND WHEN THE HIGHWALL FELL AT THE BELT ENTRY CAUSING ROCKS TO ENTER THE SCOOP BUCKET FRACTURING EMPLOYEES RIGHT ANKLE.
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Showing all 7MANINTENCE CREW WAS MOVING POWER CENTER TWO BREAKS OUTBY THE FACE WHEN ROOF FELL TRAPPING I NAME TEMPORARILY DISLOCATING HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND FRACTURING LEFT ARM BELOW ELBOW
THE MAINTENANCE CREW WAS MOVING THE POWER CENTER INTO THE SECOND BREWAK OUTBY THE FACE WHEN THE ROOF FELL. A LARGE PIECE OF SHALE FELL ON TWO OF REPAIRMEN. IN ASSISTING REMOVAL OF ROCK, THE FO RMANS RIGHT HAND WAS LACERATED AND BRUISED IN THE FINGER AREA.
MAINTENCE CREW WAS MOOVING POER CENTER 2 BREAKS OUTBY FACE WHEN ROOF FELL TEMPORARILY TRAPPING I NAME AND CAUSING SPRAINED LOWER BACK AND POSSIBLE BRUISED VERTEBRA
EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING BETWEEN BRIDGE SECTIONS WHEN BRIDGE CHAIN BROKE CAUSING BOTH SECTION TO COME TOGETHER TRAPPING EMPLOYEES RIGHT KNEE CUTTING AND BRUISING KNEE AND BREAKING RIGHT LEG AND K NEE
EMP WAS OPERATING BATTERY POWERED SUPPLY JEEP WHEN HE HIT ON OBSTACLE IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING THE JEEP TO BOUNCE AGAINST THE TOP THE EMPLOYEE WAS BRUISED ON THE LOWER BACK WHEN THE JEEP STRUCK THE TOP
MR. MASON WAS SETTING A ROOF JACK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF A WILCOX MINER WHEN A LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK FELL & STRUCK HIM ON THE UPPER SHOULDERS CAUSING BRUISES TO T HE SHOULDER AREA. FIRST AID WAS ADMINISTERED & HE WAS TAKEN TO KNOX COUNTY HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT & OBSERVATION.