Meta Elkhorn Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object
I.NAME WAS HOLDING PIN HAMMER ON DOZER TRACK AS E.NAME WAS TRYING LOOSEN TRACK. A SLIVER OF METAL FLEW OFF AS THE HAMMER WAS STRUCK AND HIT I.NAME IN THE RIGHT EYE.
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January 22, 1990
TN · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Meta Elkhorn Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I NAME WAS REPAIRING A 295 PAN-O RINGS-WHEN HIS WRENCH SLIPPED HITTING HIS RT HAND & FINGER HIS 3RD FINGER WAS SPLIT OPEN WITH/REQUIRING STITCHES & RESULTING IN AN INFECTION
July 29, 1988
TN · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Meta Elkhorn Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO REMOVE REAR SPRING ON INTERNATIONAL TRUCK WHEN THE SPRING (WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 150 POUNDS) FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT CAUSING BRUISES TO HIS LEFT FOOT.
Meta Elkhorn Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object
INJ WAS USING A3SLEDGE HAMMER TO ALIGN THE ARM ON A DOZER HIS HAND WAS CLOSER TO THE HEAD OF THE HAMMER THAN HE REALIZED AND THE END OF THE HANDLE FLEW UP AND STRUCK HIM IN HIS L EYE
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