EE WAS HELPING RESET THE UNIT TAILPIECE WHEN HE GOT HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT IN A TRACK JACK, LACERATING THE END OF HIS FINGER. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE IT WAS SUTURED.
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November 10, 2001
IL · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Big Ridge, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
October 30, 2001
IL · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Big Ridge Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS RESETTING TAIL, AND WAS LEVELING IT UP WITH A JACK, AND THE JACK HANDLE SLIPPED OUT AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH.
Big Ridge, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS CUTTING THE TOP OUT OF A PLASTIC BOTTLE IN THE SHOP WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND. HE WENT TO THE DR AND RECEIVED 4 STITCHES.
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