Victim checked pin on stab jack fletcher bolter. Laid hand on boom, raised jack and caught index finger between canopy and boom, causing injury to finger. X-rays showed it was broken and required stitches. Also removed fingernail on ring finger.
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October 10, 2008
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Cliffco Enterprise Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
October 7, 2002
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Cliffco Enterprise, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
VICTIM WAS DRILLING HOLES IN BOTTOM FOR ANCHOR PINS WHEN DRILL SLIPPED CAUSING A CUT BETWEEN INDEX FINGER & MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND. VICTIM WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM AFTER HE WENT HOME. N O STITCHES WERE PUT IN BUT A SURGEON WAS REFERRED TO LOOK AT CUT.
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