Three employees were pulling off pulley sheave on crusher. They used pusher bolts but it wouldn't come off. Got wheel puller & two employees tightened wheel puller while the other employee applied heat with a torch. Never showed any signs of movement - just jumped off all at once and edge caught one employee in the forehead at the hairline.
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August 30, 2006
KY · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
MACHINERY
N F C Mining, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
July 14, 2006
KY · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
MACHINERY
N F C Mining, Inc. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Torque arm on speed reducer in tunnel came loose. EE turned it off to work on it, but didn't lock it out. Another EE turned it back on.
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