EE WERE HANDLING A 2" CABLE WHEN IT BECAME SNAGGED ON A STUMP. BOTH BEGAN TO PULL ON CABLE WHEN THE CABLE FREED UP ALLOWING THE END TO FLY UP & HITTING EE ABOVE THE EYE. EE SUFFERED FROM LAC RED FROM LACERATION & CONTUSION REQURING STICHES
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November 12, 1999
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Farmers Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
January 6, 1995
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Farmers Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE ASSISTING MECHANICE CLEM DOUZRT IN REATTCHING ROLLER FRAME TO CARRIAGE BOTTOM OF 245 CAT. EE WAS USING DRIFT PINS TO ALIGN HOLES FOR ATTACHMENT WHEN OTHER BORNING, OPERATOR EQUIPMENT HOISTI NG ROLLER FRAME ACCIDENTLY SHIFTED THE WEIGHT OFTHE LOAD CAUSING HAND AND FINGER TO BE SMASHED NMIS COMMUNICATION.
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