Was attempting to remove a rock that was fouled in the #3 head. While using a pry bar to lift the rock, the bar slipped as I was pushing down causing my right hand to strike and get pinched by the bar on the edge of the #2 tail guard.
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October 5, 2015
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Appalachian Mining and Reclamation, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
January 15, 2014
KY · Coal
refuse truck driver, backfill truck driver, stock pile truck driver
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Appalachian Mining & Reclamation, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Employee was using a pry bar to help remove a pitman arm from a steering box on a Mack truck. The bar slipped causing the employee to trip and fall twisting his right ankle. Employee was taken to E.R. X-rays showed his ankle was cracked in 2 places.
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