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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220010160013 · 01/10/2001 · Colowyo Coal Company L P

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Backhoe operator, Trackhoe operator, Crane operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part
MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
Days lost
—
Mine experience
12.13 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
RTZ-CRA Group
Operator
Colowyo Coal Company L P
Mine
0502962

Narrative

EE STATES THAT WHILE HELPING ANOTHER EE REPAIR A DRAGLINE LINK ON A DRAGLINE BUCKET, THE OTHER EE SWUNG A SLEDGE HAMMER WHICH THEN SLIPPED AND SRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH. THE RESULTING INJURY WAS A BROKEN TOOTH AND THREE STITCHES TO HIS LIP.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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