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November 8, 1993 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
K D Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE AND OTHER EE WERE DISMANTLING A 4600 MANITOWOC DRAGLINE. THEY WERE CRANING THE SHEET METAL OF THE HOUSE ON THE DRAG. THE EYE OF THE HOOK BROKE. IT KNOCKED EES HARD HAT OFF AND HIT HIM IN TH E CENTER LOWER FOREHEAD AND ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE LEFT EYE. THE CENTER LOWER FOREHEAD RECEIVED A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE LEFT EYE RECEIVED ABRASIONS AND WAS

April 14, 1989 OH · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
K D Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

I,NAME WAS USING A RAG TO CLEAN AROUND THE BIG ENGINE ON THE 4600 MANITOWOC DRAGLINE WITH THE GUARD IN PLACE. HE GOT HIS RING FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FAN BELT AND PULLEY ON THE CHARGING PUMP. HE WRAPPED THE RAG AROUND HIS FINGER AND OTHER EMPLOYEE SHUT DOWN THE DRAGLINE AND IMMEDIATELY TOOK HIM TO THE HOSPITAL IN HIS PICKUP. HIS FINGER WAS NEARLY SEVERED AND THE

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