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November 14, 1996 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Friendship Energy Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A CABLE OFF A 6" WATER PUMP. EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO SEE IF CABLE WAS CUT INTO AND TOOUNCHED LEFT HAND WITH TORCH. BURN TO LEFT HAND.

June 27, 1995 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Friendship Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON FAN ON A GENERATOR. HAD RIGHT HAND ON FAN BELT WHEN HE HIT GENERATOR AND FAN STARRTED CATCHING RIGHT HAND BETWEEN FAN AND FAN GUARD. BROKEN RIGHT LITTLE FINGER AND C UT TO RIGHT LITTLE FINGER.

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