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October 13, 1999 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER

K & J Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS EXITING THE CAB OF THE DOZER. HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE DOOR FRAME WHEN THE WIND BLEW THE DOOR SHUT AND CAUGHT HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE FRAME.

May 1, 1997 PA · Coal drill operator OTHER

K & J Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

SUBJECT WAS EXITING THE DRILL TRUCK CAB. A STRONG GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE DOOR OF THE CAB TO SLAM SHUT. TO AVOID BEING STRUCK, SUBJECT MOVED QUICKLY TO THE SIDE, AWAY FROM THE DOOR, AND STRUCK HIS ELBOW ON THE STEP OF THE TRUCK CAB.

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