Employee was building a block stopping ventilation control. He was cutting a block to size by using a hatchet and striking it with a hammer. While striking the 2 metal tools together, a chip of metal broke off hammer and lodged in his left eye. He was not wearing eye protection.
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July 27, 2005
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mason Mining, LLC · Struck by flying object
October 27, 2003
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mason Mining, LLC · Struck by flying object
PIECE OF METAL CHIP FROM A HAMMER CAME OUT AND STRUCK HIM IN CHEST.
Mason Mining, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WORKING ON PUMP DISCHARGE LINE CUT WRIST.
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