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June 28, 2011 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Tennco Energy, Inc. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was drilling starter hole and lost his drill bit in the hole. Employee put a roof bolt in the hole & spun it to push the bit up in the hole. While in this process a burr on the roof bolt caught the employee's glove wrapping his hand around the roof bolt.

May 10, 2011 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Tennco Energy, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Mashed index finger left hand on canopy post

July 22, 2010 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Tennco Energy, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Hose loose on rotation motor, operator started rotation, shot oil in right eye.

April 5, 2010 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss MACHINERY
Tennco Energy, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Roof bolting operator was installing rope bolts in intersection and steel got hung, section foreman was helping pull drill steel with rubber gloves on and drill steel grabbed glove and twisted wrist.

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