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April 15, 2005 OH · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Sands Hill Coal Co., Inc. · Flash burns (welding)

WHILE WELDING/CUTTING OUT IN TRACK FRAME ON DOZER, THERE WAS OIL ON THE OUT PART OF FRAME & IT FLASHED BURNED HIS FACE

August 11, 2001 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Sands Hill Coal Co., Inc. · Struck against a moving object

WHILE RIPPING HARDROCK, HE STARTED TO BACK UP WHEN DOZER TRACK SLIPPED OFF LEFT SIDE OF ROCK AND CAUSED DOZER TO DROP ENOUGH TO JERK EE.

April 5, 2000 OH · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Sands Hill Coal Company Inc. · Struck by flying object

WHILE WORKIN ON R85-24 MIRROR BRACKET (A BOLT WAS BROKEN) HE CUT OUT BOLT AND BLEW OUT HOLE. A PIECE OF SLAG BLEW IN HIS EYE. HE HAD LIFTED HIS SAFETY GLASSES TO LOOK AT THE HOLE. STRONG WI ND BLOWING THAT DAY.

January 31, 2000 OH · Coal drill helper MACHINERY
Sands Hill Coal Co., Inc. · Flash burns (welding)

WHILE MECHANIC WAS WELDING ON DRILL, THE DRILLER GLARED AT WELDING AND BURNED EYE.

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