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January 13, 2000 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Paint Creek Terminals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO BREAK UP A LARGE LUMP OF COAL AT THE HEAD ROLLER AREA OF THE CRUSHER BELT. THE ELECTROMAGNET FOR PICKING UP METAL TRASH WAS ENERGIZED. EE GOT THE SLATE BAR TOO CLOS E TO THE MAGNET AND THE MAGNET PULLED THE BAR SMASHING THE LEFT THUMB OF EE BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE MAGNET. EE SUFFERED A LACERATION OF THE LEFT THUMB RECEIVING 7 SUTURES TO CLOSE.

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