HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Old Ben Coal Company
Start: 07/11/2000

220001990173 · 07/11/2000 · Old Ben Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 21.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Horizon Natural Resources Incorporated
Operator: Old Ben Coal Company
Mine: 1102408

Narrative

EE WAS HELPING THE ELECTRICIAN INSTALL THE RUB RAIL ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER. THE PRY BAR THEY WERE USING SLIPPED CAUSING THE RUB RAIL TO SLIDE DOWN AND CAUGHT THE INJURED EE'S 3RD LEFT FINGER. THE INJURY CAUSED A FRACTURE TO THE FINGER AND THE EE IS WORKING WITH THE FINGER IN A SPLINT.

Source

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