30 de enero de 1998
OH · Carbón
Encargado de mantenimiento, Mecánico, Reparador/Encargado de servicio, Calderero, Abastecedor de combustible, Técnico de llantas, Técnico de servicio en campo
MAQUINARIA
R & F Coal Company · Atrapado en, bajo o entre un objeto en movimiento y uno fijo
THE CONTRACT MECHANIC BEGAN CHANGING OUT A LEFT HOIST CYLINDER ON A 992C CAT LOADER. THE CYLINDER WAS BEING HELD BY BOOM/CABLE SLING FROM MECH'S TRUCK. MECHINIC WAS STANDING ON THE TIRE POSITI ONING CYLINDER. THE CABLE OF THE BOOM WAS ON A BIND. THE CABLE BECAME VERTICAL WHILE THE MECHANIC'S LEFT HAND WAS GUIDING THE CYLINDER WHICH SUDDENLY MOVED PINCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN METAL.