INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING ROCKS OFF OF SCALPER BELT WHEN ROCK CAME OFF THE SCALPER SCREEN & HIT HIS LEFT HAND. THIS RESULTED IN A CUT ON HIS HAND (2 STITCHES) & TWO BROKEN BONES IN THE LEFT HAND ON THE LITTLE FINGER.
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March 16, 2006
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vision Coal Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
February 10, 2006
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vision Coal Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Employee was removing a metal cover on the face drill when he felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen, resulting in a hernia/rupture.
October 12, 2004
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vision Coal Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT MANUALLY WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER, LATER DIAGNOSED AS A STRAIN IN THE RIGHT SHOULDER.
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