August 20, 1990
VA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bill Branch Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A DRIVE SHAFT ON THE TOP,AND INJURED WAS UNDERNEATH GETTING READY TO EASE THE SHAFT DOWN.INJURED ONLY HAD ONE HAND UNDERNEATH THE SHAFT,WHEN THE OTHER EMPLOYEE TUR NED LOOSE OF IT,WHICH CAUSED INJUREDS THUMB TO GET CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DRIVE SHAFT AND TRUNION BAR.