He was tightening bolts on a Cat D11 dozer when the wrench slipped and struck him on his wrist and fractured it.
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July 31, 2007
PA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sky Haven Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
March 29, 2004
PA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sky Haven Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS STANDING BEHIND A CO-WORKER PUTTING TENSION ON A COME-A-LONG WHEN THE HAMMER HIS CO-WORKER WAS USING SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND HIT HIM ON THE NOSE, CAUSING A LACERATION.
October 31, 2003
PA · Coal
coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sky Haven Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON A HITACHI 1800 EXCAVATOR WITH A WRENCH. WHEN HE WENT TO STAND UP HE FELT A VERY SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AREA. (STRAIN).
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