Mississippi Lignite Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE HAD STOPPED DRILLING HOLES, REMOVED SAFETY GLASSES AND WIPED HIS EYE WITH HIS HAND. METAL SHAVINGS FROM HAND GOT INTO HIS EYE.
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June 23, 2000
MS · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mississippi Lignite Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
A MECHANIC WAS PULLING THE WINCH LINE OF THE D-7 DOZER. THE CABLE SLID THROUGH HIS HAND AND A LOOSE WIRE CUT THE PALM OF HIS RIGHT HAND. THE RESULTING INJURY REQUIRED 6 STITCHES.
Mississippi Lignite Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING PIPE ONTO A CUTTING TABLE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
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