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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220010590026 · 02/17/2001 · Hawthorne Coal Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury
PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
22
Mine experience
1 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Anker Group Inc
Operator
Hawthorne Coal Company Inc
Mine
4605544

Narrative

WHILE USING A SLATE BAR TO ROTATE A SCREEN MECHANISM TO REMOVE TIMING PINS, THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING THE SHAFT TO SWING BACK. THE PIN SNAGGED THE VICTIM'S GLOVE AND PULLED HIS HAND IN BETWEEN T HE PIN AND MECHANISM RESULTING IN INJURY TO THE 2ND FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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