HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Jim Walter Resources Inc
Start: 04/05/2000

220000980052 · 04/05/2000 · Jim Walter Resources Inc

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 15.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Walter Energy Incorporated
Operator: Jim Walter Resources Inc
Mine: 0101322

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REPAIR A CONTINUOUS MINER CONVEYER CHAIN. HE WAS HOLDING A HAMMER AGAINST THE CHAIN WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS STRIKING IT TO DRIVE IN COULPING LINK. THE EMPLOYEE DRIVING THE COUPLING LINK STRUCK THE INJURED EMPLOYEE ON LEFT HAND FRACTURING THE 5TH DIGIT.

Source

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