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September 14, 2004 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Hollow Mountain Resources, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE BACKED HIS D10N DOZER OVER A WINDROW ANOTHER DOZER HAD MADE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

April 12, 2004 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Hollow Mountain Resources, Inc. · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS USING A TORCH TO CUT A DRIVE LINE FREE AND A SPARK WENT BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND BURNED HIS EYELID.

July 17, 2003 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Hollow Mountain Resources, Inc. · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A BUSHING OUT OF A LIFT ARM PIT, WIND BLEW FLAME THROUGH BORE AND BURNT RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE AND RIGHT ARM.

May 21, 2003 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Hollow Mountain Resources, Inc. · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS CUTTING BUSHINGS OUT OF A D10R HOIST JACK AND INHALED FUMES.

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