The bolter operator was running the machine and when EE reached up to twist the roof bolt plate, his pinky finger on the right hand got caught under the plate, smashing the end of his finger from the back of the nail to the end of the finger.
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August 25, 2006
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
C & A Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
April 12, 2006
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
MACHINERY
C & A Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Injured EE and co-worker were hanging miner cable, when the cable that the two men were hanging was pulled down by machine operator, pulling extra cable.
April 12, 2006
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
MACHINERY
C & A Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Two employees were hanging miner cable when the cable was pulled down by the machine operator pulling up extra cable.
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