HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Southern Ohio Coal Company
Start: 06/27/2001

220011830115 · 06/27/2001 · Southern Ohio Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 25 years

Operator

Controller (parent): American Electric Power Company Inc
Operator: Southern Ohio Coal Company
Mine: 3301172

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO HIT THE MAGNETITE BIN IN AN EFFORT TO UNPLUG IT. ON ONE OF THE BACK SWINGS HIS LEFT, MIDDLE FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE HAMMER HANDLE AND A METAL SUPPO RT. THIS RESULTED INTO A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED SUTURES.

Source

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