The employee was sitting on the ground cutting a power lead with a utility knife. The lead was lying on employee's thigh. As he was cutting, the knife slipped cutting the employee's leg.
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Cliffs Logan County Coal, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
May 20, 2009
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cliffs Logan County Coal, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
While trying to knock a pin out of the push arm on a dozer, a piece of the hammer broke off and embedded in the employee's leg.
October 5, 2008
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cliffs Logan County Coal, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE suffered a deep laceration to his left index finger when he got his finger pinched between a threading machine and a pipe wrench while threading pipe.
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