HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Eastern Associated Coal LLC
Start: 03/31/2000

220001080024 · 03/31/2000 · Eastern Associated Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Section foreman, Bullgang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Shift boss
Activity: Other, NEC
Injury source: AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 2.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator: Eastern Associated Coal LLC
Mine: 4601271

Narrative

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS STANDING 6 FT AWAY FROM ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS KNOCKING A FLANGE ON A WHEEL MOTOR OF A BATTERY POWERED COAL HAULER. OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING 8 LB HAMMER TO HIT FLANGE. EMPLOYEE MISSED AND THE HAMMER HIT INJURED ON RIGHT THUMB AND FOREFINGER. HIS HAND WAS RESTING AGAINST THE COAL HAULER FRAME.

Source

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