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November 16, 2009 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
North Star One LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While tramming his Komatsu PC-220 excavator around the Highwall Miner the operator opened his window and reached out to pull his mirror in and caught his left hand between the mirror and the highwall miner lacerating it. He received (9) sutures to his left hand. This is to report medical treatment only, no days were lost.

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