East Fairfield Coal Company · Struck by falling object
WELDING ON BOWL OF PAN WHEN CLUMP OF DIRT FELL DOWN & HIT EMPL ON LEFT ARM & BACK OF NECK.
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East Fairfield Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE OPERATING DUMP HOPPER FEEDER IN TIPPLE EMPL TRIED TO PUSH HANDLE TO FREE FROZEN PIECE WEDGED IN DOOR FELT PRESSURE ON RIGHT SIDE OF BACK.
June 6, 1988
OH · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
East Fairfield Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A CRANE HOOK FOR CABLE TENSION. HE WAS LOOKING DOWN AT THE CONTROL WHEN THE HOOK WENT UNDERNEATH A STEEL FLANGE WHILE GOING UP. HIS FINGER GOT SMASHED BETWEEN THEM AND RIP PED OFF HIS FINGER NAIL.
East Fairfield Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MAN WAS BENT OV9R CUTTING A PIECE OF STEEL WITH HIS WELDING TORCH, WHEN STEEL STARTED TO FALL, HE MOVED AND HIS BACK JUST SEEMED TO POP OUT.
East Fairfield Coal Company · Struck by falling object
WHILE MOVING ELEVATOR STONE GLANCED OFF ROOF SUPPORT ABOVE HIM RESULTING IN STONE HITTING HIS LEFT ARM RIGHT FOOT & HIS HARD HAT.
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