Armstrong Mining Inc · Fall from machine
HE WAS DOING GENERAL REPAIRS ON MACHINE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FEL OFF THE BASEFRAME OF MACHINE. PIT WAS MUDDY. MUD TRACKED ONTO BASEFRAME CAUSING SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. HE FRACTURED A BONE IN HIS NECK.
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April 25, 1990
WV · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Armstrong Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
HE WAS LIFTING WHEEL BOX AND DROPPED IT ONTO HSI RIGHT INDEX FINGER. LACERATED INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND. REQUIRED FOUR STITCHES. BROKEN BONE.
Armstrong Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS REMOVING ROCK FROM CUTTER HEAD MODULE: STEPPED DOWN OFF CUTTER HEAD MODULE AND KREELED HIS LEFT FOOT IN LOOSE ROCK. BROKEN BONE IN LEFT FOOT.
Armstrong Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects
HE STEPPED OFF THE HIGH WALL MINER AFTER CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE CAUSING HIM TO FALL AGAINST THE HIGH WALL MINER MACHINE HITTING HIS KNEE.
February 13, 1990
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Armstrong Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object
MAKING SPLICE CUT PINKY FINGER AT KNUCKLE ON L HAND JAGGED METAL ENDGE ON DRUM. POSSIBEL DAMAGES TO TENDONS
Armstrong Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
HE WAS LIFTING A LARGE HEAVY METAL OBJECT THE HEAVY STELL DROPPED ONTO HIS FINGER BROKEN R INDEX FINGER
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