HE WAS COUPLING TWO PIECES OF BOLT DRILL STEEL TOGETHER, PUSHING LEVER TOO SOON THEREFORE PINNING HIS INDEX FINGER BETWEEN BOLTER STEEL AND MINE ROOF.
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Continental Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
June 1, 1987
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Continental Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
OPERATOR'S SHIR7 SLEEVE CAUGHT UP LEVER CAUSING HEAD TO GO UP CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN HEAD AND MINE ROOF.
May 18, 1987
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Continental Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
STARTING THE DR3LL STEEL KNEE HIT FAST UP DRESSING CAUSING DRILL HEAD TO MOVE UP CAUGHING LEFT THUMB.
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