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2000–2026
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April 6, 2004 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hollow Mountain Resources, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was removing a hose clamp from an oil level sight glass on a 120 excavator when the screwdriver slipped and punctured his left hand.

February 6, 2004 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hollow Mountain Resources, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MECHANICS WERE REMOVING COUNTERWEIGHT BOLTS ON A 345 EXCAVATOR, WHEN ONE OF THE MECHANICS DROPPED A PIPE WRENCH, WHICH STRUCK HIM IN THE FOREHEAD ABOVE HIS LEFT EYE. HIS PUPILS WERE UNEV EN, SO HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

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