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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220012110161 · 07/11/2001 · Alex Energy Inc

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost
Mine experience
1 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Massey Energy Company
Operator
Alex Energy Inc
Mine
4608745

Narrative

USING PICK HAMMER TO KNOCK OFF SLAG AND LOOSE METAL. WHEN THE METAL WAS STRUCK WITH A PICK HAMMER, A FRAGMENT OF THE HEAD OF THE HAMMER SHIPPED OFF AND PUNCTURED HIS LEFT FOREARM. FRAGMENT WAS EMBEDDED IN ARM. TWO STITCHES.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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