WHILE THE AUGER OPERATOR WAS DRAGGING AN AUGER FLIGHT ON THE GROUND TO THE POINT HE COULD PICK IT UP, THE INJURED GOT HIS FOOT PINNED BETWEEN THE FLIGHT & A 3 FOOT ROCK. THE INJURED SUFFERED A STRAINED FOOT AND ANKLE.
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October 15, 2005
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
North American Auger Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
September 12, 2005
KY · Coal
assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
North American Auger Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE USING A 4LB HAMMER TO FREE UP A FLIGHT LOCKING PIN IN AN AUGER FLIGHT, A SMALL CHIP OF STEEL BROKE OFF THE PIN & PENTRATED THE INJURED'S CHEST. A DR REMOVED THE PIECE OF STEEL SURGICALLY REQUIRING A FEW STITCHES TO CLOSE THE INCISION.
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