Miner was helping on coal auger swing steel & stepped down into belly pan & twisted his right ankle.
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Oscar Hatten Coal Co LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
March 30, 2007
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
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Oscar Hatten Coal Co LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Miner was helping change steel on drill when he accidentally got his hand to close to jaws that hold steel, smashing the end of his middle finger on right hand. Note: I had cautioned him 5-6 times about not getting too close to the moving parts, jaws, etc. (His last day of work was 4/9/07.)
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