Employee was buckling two suction hoses together. EE was using a 12 inch crescent wrench as leverage. It slipped off the buckle and hit EE in the right side of EE's forehead.
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Black Warrior Minerals, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
September 16, 2021
AL · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Black Warrior Minerals, Inc. · Struck against stationary object
Employee was changing out a turbo on a Hitachi Excavator. The ratchet (hand held tool) EE was using broke causing the hand to strike the turbo flange lacerating the pinky finger.
January 19, 2021
AL · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Black Warrior Minerals, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Field Technician was stemming loaded bore holes with a hand shovel and experienced low back pain. Diagnosis is a ruptured disc
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