EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING WHEEL UNIT ON 21 S/C AND HIT CHISEL WITH HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE FINGER.
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January 5, 1990
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bantam Mining Inc · Struck by flying object
Bantam Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HITTING PUNCH WITH HAMMER AND HAMMER GLANCED OFF PUNCH AND HIT LEFT HAND.
Bantam Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WAS WORKING ON BELT PULLING BELT BACK TOGETHER WITH GRIP HOIST WHEN IT SLIPPED AND BAR HIT HIM IN THE CHEST
December 29, 1988
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bantam Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WAS USING ONE HAMMER HITTING IT WITH ANOTHER ONE AND A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF ONE OF THEM AND WENT INTO WRIST ON LEFT HAND.
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