I WAS STANDING TO THE SIDE OBSERVING THE AUGER CREW.THE ONE OPERATOR SWUNG THE AUGER ONTO THE SLED.AS IT WAS BEINS PLACED ON THE SLED I REACHED OVER TO ASSIST HIM AND PLACED MYFOOT WHERE IT DI DN\T BELONG.AS HE LOWERED THE HOIST THE AUGER STRUCK ME ON THE TOP OF MY FOOT AND BRUISED TI.
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East Windber Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
May 28, 1985
PA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
East Windber Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WHILE WORKING THE HOIST OPERATORS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE KELLY BAR AND THE AUGER.
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