The mechainc was using a screw driver to pry on a cover on a cat 345 excavator when the screw driver broke and struck him on his upper lip lacerating it. The wound required (7) sutures to repair it. No days were lost, this is to report medical treatment only.
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January 31, 2007
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
North Star One LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
January 25, 2006
WV · Coal
assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
North Star One LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
While changing bits on the highwall miner cutter head, the foreman struck the distal end of his left little finger with a 4-lb hammer fracturing it. This is to report medical treatment only.
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