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June 26, 1989 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY

R & R Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

THE MECHANIC HAD THE RADIATOR FROM A CATIPILLAR D-7 DOZER HANGING ON THE BOOM OF HIS AUTOCRANE HE WAS WORKING ON THE RADIATOR WHEN THE THREADS IN THE LIFTING EYE PULLED OUT AND THE RADIATOR CA ME DOWN ON HIS ARM CAUSING HIM TO TWIST MUSCLES

November 16, 1987 IN · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY

R & R Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TWO HYDRAULIC C9ANES WERE BEING USED TO SET A LARGE BEAM IN PLACE. THE LOAD SHIFTED CAUSING ONE CRANE TO OVERTURN. THE OPERATOR WAS PINNED UNDER THE MACHINE, RESULTING IN THE AMPUTATION OF HS RIGHT HAND. 3

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