Legacy Resources LLC · Struck by flying object
Employee was hitting a piece of steel in a rock truck bed with a sledge hammer, when a fragment of metal chipped off of the sledge hammer and lodged in his neck.
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July 14, 2008
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Legacy Resources LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
While using pry bar to remove air cleaner, bar slipped & hit arm on hose clamp for esther aid bottle, cutting left forearm. Received stitches.
July 24, 2006
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Legacy Resources LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING FILTERS ON A HIGHWALL DRILL WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE LADDER CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS FINGER WITH A WRENCH.
March 21, 2006
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Legacy Resources LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was taking a plug out of a truck differential. When he was turning a bolt, he pulled a muscle.
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