H Group Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING LIGHT PLANT HE WAS LETTING DOWN MOST ON IT WHEN IT HUNG HE BEGAN SHAKING THE MAST AND IT DROPPED ABOUT 6FT MASHING THE RG THUMB AND CUTTING IT ON THE TIP
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May 11, 1984
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
H Group Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON D8K ELEVATED ON SAFETY BLOCKS. DOZER SLIPPED FROM 1 ST SET OF SAFETY BLOCKS AND PINNED LEFT ARM BETWEEN BELLY PAN AND WISHBONE. THE 2ND OF SAFETY BLOCKS HELD.
H Group Inc · Struck by falling object
EE WAS REMOVING TRANSMISSION FROM D85. HAD ALL 3 BOLTS OUT, CHANGED POSITION TO STANDING SIDEWAYS ON DOZER & STARTED TO REMOVE ONE OF THE THREE BOLTS RELEASED & TRANSMISSION WAS DROPPED ON LEF T FOOT FRACTURING THE BIG TOE. TRANSMISSION PENNED LEFT TOE AGAINST DOZER.
H Group Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON AUGER AND HE ENCOUNTERED ASLIPPERY SPOT ON CAT WALK CAUSING LEFT LEG TO SLIP BETWEEN BEAM AND CAT WALK. LEFT LEG WAS BRUISED SKINNED AND A KNOT BECAME EVIDENT ON SHIN. LEFT LEG WAS X-RAYED, WOUND CLEANSED AND DRESSED. EMPLOYEE WAS TOLD TO KEEP LEG ELEVATED AND APPLY ICE FOR THE REST OF DAY.
H Group Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WASON AUGER AND OPERATING OVERHEAD CRANE (HOIST) WHEN IT MALFUNCTIONED AND SWUNG STEEL SIDE WAYS. STEEL MASHED LEFT HAND AGAINST POST ON BIT RACK WHICH HOLDS STEEL FROM OR FOR AUGER. STEEL AND POST ON BIT RACK SKINNED LEFT HAND, WHICH BLED A LITTLE AND CRACKED TWO KNUCLES. KNUCKLES WERE PLACED IN A CAST. LIGHT DUTY IS REQUESTED FOR THE NEXT THREE WEEKS.
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