EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS WITH AN AIR WRENCH. THE HOSE CAME LOOSE AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD. LACERATIONS TO RIGHT EYEBROW AREA AND FACIAL LACERATIONS.
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June 22, 1988
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
C M & S Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
C M & S Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A DRILL DOWWN IN THE PIT.HE WENT OVER A ROCK AND CAUGHT THE STEERING WHEEL UP.IT WHIPPED AROUND AND HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT IN IT.
August 7, 1987
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
C M & S Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
RADIATOR HOSE L9AKING ON COAL CRUSHER.EMPL APPROACHED TO CHECK AND HOSE BURST CAUSING BURNS ON BOTH LEGS AND SIDE.
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