Thomas Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object
HE WAS WELDING 2N A MINE SCOOP, WHILE SCALING THE SLAG A SMALL PIECE FLEW IN THE EYE
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June 24, 1985
TN · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
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Thomas Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
THIS MAN OPERATED THE ROOF BOLTER, AND THE HAVIT OF LIFTING THE BOLT AGAINST THE ROOF THEN PLACING IT IN THE WRENCH WITH ONE HAND AND PULLING THE HYDRAULIC LEVER WITH THE OTHER HAND, HE FAILE TO COORDAINATE PROPERLY MASHING THE FORE FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND.
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