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February 9, 2005 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Contractors Enterprise Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Using the Jack-Hammer to break up rocks stuck in the rock crusher the jack-hammer slipped between the two rocks and pinned finger between the hammer and the rocks.

October 15, 2004 WV · Coal mechanic helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Contractors Enterprise Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS POUNDING A PIN IN PLACE ON THE DRILL. HE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO DO THIS. HE HIT HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND WITH THE SLEDGE HAMMER, SMASHING THE END OF HIS FINGER.

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