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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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June 13, 1994 OH · Coal auger operator, auger crew supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
C.A.M. Co. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TRYING TO PULL A CONVEYOR PADDLE CHAIN TOGETHER WITH A CHAIN AND RATCHET BINDER, ONE END OF THE CHAIN TWISTED INSTEAD OF TIGHTENED. THE HANDLE OF THE CHAIN BINDER SWUNG AROUND WHEN THE C HAIN UNCOILED STRIKING HIM JUST ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE.

May 20, 1988 OH · Coal auger operator, auger crew supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
C.A.M. Co. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DRIVING AN AUGER PIN INTO AUGER, HAMMER SLIPPED AND HIT LEFT INDEX FINGER (LEFT HAND WAS HOLDING PIN).

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