November 8, 2007
WV · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Gold Resources L L C · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
The powerscreen was being raised and EE had ahold of the stabiilizer leg while the machine was being raised with the hydraulic control. The hydraulic hose blew and the machine fell. EE's finger got pinched between the stabilizer leg and the main frame. It was amputated between the 1st and 2nd joint of the left middle finger.