HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Fork Creek Mining Company
Start: 03/23/2000

220001150018 · 03/23/2000 · Fork Creek Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: NEC
Occupation: Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury: HEARING LOSS OR IMPAIRMNT
Body part: EAR(S) INTERNAL & HEARING
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 2 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Pen Holdings Inc
Operator: Fork Creek Mining Company
Mine: 4608752

Narrative

WHILE ASSISTING WITH INSTALLATION OF DOOR CHANNEL, ANOTHER WORKER STRUCK THE CHANNEL WITH A 416 SLEDGE HAMMER TO REALIGN IT. VICTIM'S HEAD WAS CLOSE TO CHANNEL, AND HE SUFFERED SOUND CONCUSSI ON AND PARTIAL HEARING LOSS. REPORTED AT LATER DATE.

Source

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