Miner was helping remove a wheelhouse from tugboat in the shop area. A small mobile crane was being used to hoist it off. The miner was using a prybar to loosen a stuck corner of the wheelhouse. When the wheelhouse finally cut loose the prybar jerked forward smashing left middle finger between the prybar and the tugboat. Injury was not reported to employer until 5/14/09.
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May 9, 2009
AK · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Browns Hill Quarry LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Browns Hill Quarry LLC · Struck by falling object
EE PLACED A PRY BAR ON AN I BEAM ABOVE WORK AREATHE PRY BAR FELL OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD. LACERATION REQUIRED 4-5 STITCHES.
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