EE WAS TAKING A BOLT OUT OF SADDLE ON THE BOOM. HE WAS USING A RATCHET WRENCH. HE WAS TRYING TO BREAK A BOLT LOOSE. WHILE PULLING ON RATCHET THE BOLT BROKE LOOSE CAUSING THE EE TO LOSE BALANCE , HIS ARM STRUCK A PIECE OF STEEL, WHICH CAUSED A LACERATION.
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June 24, 2002
OH · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Anthony Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
January 3, 2001
OH · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Anthony Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HI-LIFT OPERATOR WAS LOADING COAL INTO CRUSHER. THE CRUSHER HOPPER BECAME JAMMED. THE OPERATOR TRIED TO FREE SOME LARGE LUMPS OF COAL FROM THE HOPPER WITH A SPUD PRY BAR & STRAINED HIS BACK.
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