THEY WERE WORKING ON MINER SPLICING THE CONVEYOR CHAIN BACK TOGETHER AND THE MECHANIC WAS BEATING THE CONVEYOR LINK WITH A HAMMER AND A PIECE FO METAL FLEW OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.
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January 31, 1990
VA · Coal
continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
D & F Mining Inc · Struck by flying object
May 23, 1989
VA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
D & F Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object
CHANGING DIGGER ARM LOOSEN BOLTS WRENCH SLIPPED OFF CAUSING L ELBOW TO HIT SIDE OF PAN.
D & F Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
INJURED WAS WOR5ING ON SHUTTLE CAR, HE HAD IT JACKED UP AND WHEN H E WAS TAKING THE JACK OUT THE JACK FELL AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE JACK AND SHUTTLE CAR.
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