EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LOAD A DOZER ROLLER FRAME ONTO ROLLBACK AND WAS STANDING AT WINCH SPOOL ON BED OF TRUCK WHEN CHAIN BROKE AND CAUSED THE WINCH CABLE TO RECOIL BACK STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT HAND
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July 31, 2025
VA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Struck by flying object
February 3, 2023
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ADJUST LINKAGE IN A BREAKER AND EMPLOYEE WAS ASKED TO RELEASE BUTTON DOWN BUT INSTEAD THEY PUT A FINGER IN THE MECHANISM AND THE PRESSURE OF THE MECHANISM RELEASED CAUSING LACERATION AND BROKEN BONE IN FINGER
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