While moving the car anchor, cable slack was drug under the operator's compartment. EE stood beside the deck, and started the car. The reel engaged and pulled from under the car, striking EE in the legs. It flipped EE over and threw EE to the ground. EE complained with pain in EE's left knee. EE was taken to the hospital by ambulance.
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Showing all 8Employee was bolting in the #5 entry were they swing out to put up outside bolt when a piece of rock hit them in the back.
Miner was crimping water line with banding tool. After completeing the job, EE then pulled the excess band out of the banding tool and the sharp edge cut the thumb and finger on left hand.
EE was swinging Drill Boom on Fletcher Bolter to install the inside bolt after installing outside bolt. Piece of draw rock struck EE on the back of the right foot while crawling with boom swing.
Employee was making repair to the miner when employee slipped and fell injuring left leg when hitting the stand off of the miner
Driving a small buggy underground front tire hit a rock causing steering wheel to turn excessively fast hitting EE in the right index finger
Operator was moving from one heading to another and placed hand on safety post outside. The operator when turning the cable chain came in contact with safety post pinching left pinky finger.
Scoop operator was pulling up slack on the miner cable when cable tightened up it struck miner operator on left knee