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September 19, 2017 AL · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Black Warrior Minerals, Inc. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was line boring/machining a hole with line boring equipment when EE somehow got arm and hand caught in the boring machine causing a fracture to the left arm and ring finger.

April 18, 2012 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Black Warrior Minerals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was working on a dozer with an air wrench. A bolt came loose pinching his middle finger on this right hand.

October 24, 2003 AL · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Black Warrior Minerals Inc · Flash burns (welding)

EE WAS WELDING FOR ABOUT THIRTY MINUTES. WORKED ENTIRE SHIFT NO PROBLEMS, RIGHT EYE START BURNING ABOUT 2:00 AM NEXT MORNING 10-25-03. STILL DOESN'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED EYE BURN.

June 14, 2001 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Black Warrior Minerals Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS WORKING ON THE CHAIN OF A ROTARY DRILL WHEN THE CHAIN UNEXPECTEDLY MOVED, CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND AND ROLLED IT WHICH RESULTD IN THE SMALL FINGER BEING FRACTURED.

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