Injured worker was installing a track on a bulldozer. As EE picked up the back of track, the chain that is used to pick up the track slipped off the track and struck the worker in the mouth. Worker lost 2-3 teeth. Fracture involving left paramedian anterior maxilla.
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November 15, 2025
VA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dickenson-Russell Contura, LLC · Struck by flying object
November 4, 2017
VA · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dickenson-Russell Contura, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was helping lift sieve holder in with chain. The hook came loose and fell catching employee's left arm and pulling left shoulder resulting in a strain.
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