EMP WAS REMOVING A BUSHING FROM A TRACK IDLE MONT ON A BULLDOZER HE HIT A LARGE PUNCH WITH A HAMMER & THE PUNCH BOUNCED UP & HIT HIM IN THE L EYE. LOST SIGHT IN LEFT EYE
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August 12, 1985
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Jim Smith Contracting Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Jim Smith Contracting Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A LARGE PIPE WRENCH TO CHANGE A SUB.ON A DRILL HEAD, THE WRENCH SLIPPED & HIT HIM IN THE LEFT ARM CAUSING A SEVERE SPRAIN & BRUISE
February 9, 1983
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Jim Smith Contracting Company Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
DRIVING PIN INTO RIPPER.GOT OFF BALANCE AND SLIPPED PULLING MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.
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