MECAHNIC WAS REPLACING FILTERS IN THE ROTOCLONE ON THE M3 DRILL. ONE FILTER HAD COME APART AND WAS CAUGHT ON ANOTHER FILTER AND WOULD NOT DROP OUT. THE MECHANIC TOOK THE NUT OFF THE SECOND FIL TER AND BOTH FILTERS DROPPED OUT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT HAND CAUSING A CUT ON HIS ITTLE FINGER.
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June 28, 2000
OH · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Ohio Coal Company · Struck by falling object
June 14, 2000
OH · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Ohio Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
A MECHANIC WAS TRYING TO TAKE A PRESSURE CONVERTER ASSEMBLY APART BY APPLYING AIR PRESSURE TO THE ONE END TO FREE THE SEAL ON THE OPPOSITE END. WHEN THE SEAL LOOSENED AND CAME APART, HE PINCHE D HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE PRESSURE CONVERTER ASSEMBLY AND THE AIR NOZZLE.
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