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February 18, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Johns Creek Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS LOOSENING A BOLT ON A PIPE, THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH, CHIPPING A TOOTH.

April 29, 1989 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Johns Creek Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME WAS PICKING UP A JIG CAM AND SHAFT WITH A RED DEVIL RATCHET IN ORDER TO GET IT ACROSS A HANDRAIL AND I.NAME REACHED OUT AND GRABBED IT. AT THIS MOMENT IT MOVED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE CAM AND SHAFT AND THE HAND RAIL MASHING IT.

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