THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS OBSERVING THE INSTALLATION OF AN ADJUSTING JACK TO THE SIDE OF A BELT DRIVE BOOM. THE BOOM SLIPPED ON CRIB BLOCKS AND FELL APPROX. 8". THE EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE BOOM AND A CRIB BLOCK (FRACTURED 3RD & 4TH METACARPALS).
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February 17, 2006
WV · Coal
utility man, errand boy, service truck operator
FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Brooks Run Mining Company LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Brooks Run Mining Company LLC · Struck against stationary object
WHILE EE WAS RETRIEVING A HYDRAULIC COUPLING FROM HIS TOOL BOX HE WAS STRUCK BY A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO FALL FORWARD AND STRIKING HIS HEAD AGAINST THE TOOL BOX. THE EE SUFFERED LACERATIONS TO HI S FOREHEAD WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES FOR CLOSURE.
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