HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Bridger Coal Company
Start: 02/03/2000

220000410027 · 02/03/2000 · Bridger Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Welder (shop)
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 1.63 years

Operator

Controller (parent): MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company; IDACORP
Operator: Bridger Coal Company
Mine: 4800677

Narrative

THE EE WAS HOLDING A SLUGGER WRENCH ON A NUT. ANOTHER EE WAS USING A 10# SLEDGE HAMMER TO HIT THE WRENCH . THE HAMMER DEFLECTED OFF A PAD EYE AND STRUCK THE EE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER. THIS RESULT ED IN THE EE'S FINGER BEING FRACTURED.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown