Cherokee Mining LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Employee was pulling on the discharge end of a water pump and felt a pull in his lower back.
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October 1, 2005
AL · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cherokee Mining LLC · Struck against stationary object
Employee was changing the dust filters on the SKF Reed drill. One of the filters was stuck. When it came loose it fell on his right wrist causing his wrist to strike the frame of the dust filter housing.
April 12, 2004
AL · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
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Cherokee Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE HAD HELPED THE MECHANIC REMOVE AN IDLER FROM A D-10 DOZER. HE WAS LOADING THE JACK INTO THE MECHANIC'S TRUCK WHEN THE JACK SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE JACK AND EDGE OF THE VEHICLE LICENSE PLATE. LACERATION TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER (REQUIRED STITCHES.)
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