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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

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.

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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