Mountainside Coal Company · Struck by flying object
While attempting to start a D10 Cat Dozer, a section of the dash board burst causing glass to be blown out and causing a cut on the employee's arm that required the wound to be sutured.
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March 15, 2014
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
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Mountainside Coal Co., Inc. · Struck against a moving object
The Dozer operator was tramming backward in a shot when the track slipped off of a boulder and injured his left side soft tissue in the rib area
Mountainside Coal Co · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Employee leaned over to start the fuel pump and when he pulled the engine start rope, he felt a stinging, burning sensation in his left upper chest.
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