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February 13, 2008 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B & M Augering Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Fell on ice & hit hand on elevator.

February 28, 2007 KY · Coal auger helper HOISTING
R L Miller Augering · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Using grease gun & reached between belt & roller to wipe fitting. Caught glove & pulled in hand bruising finger & hand.

February 2, 2006 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R L Miller Augering · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Pulling auger tools, employee grabbed end of auger when it came off and snapped back onto fitting smashing fingers on right hand.

September 22, 2004 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
R L Miller Augering · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Other employee was using hammer to strike at bearing on transmission shaft when he missed and struck employee in the face.

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