Employee was hammering a bearing in place on the right push arm of a Cat D11N dozer when a metal fragment came off and embedded in the index finger of EE's left hand.
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December 6, 2021
PA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
J & J SVONAVEC EXCAVATING, INC · Struck by flying object
August 4, 2020
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J & J SVONAVEC EXCAVATING, INC · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Employee was lifting a bucket tooth for a Hitachi 1800 Excavator.
J & J SVONAVEC EXCAVATING, INC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
IE was assisting another EE, mechanic helper, to remove the main bucket pin of the Komatsu 450 excavator. Other EE was pounding on the pin when it came loose. The pin caught IE's middle finger of his right hand between the pin and the top of the bucket.
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