HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Independence Coal Company Inc
Start: 08/05/2001

220012530014 · 08/05/2001 · Independence Coal Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Laborer, Bull gang, Faceman, Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: NOSE/NASAL PASSAGES/SINUS/SMELL
Days lost: 14
Mine experience: 0.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Independence Coal Company Inc
Mine: 4607273

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING THE WEDGES OVER A WOODEN PROP. WHEN THE HAMMER HE WAS USING SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND, BOUNCED BACK AND HIS HIS FACE. EMPLOYEE'S ACCIDENT BECAME REPORTABLE AFTER HE WAS PULLED OUT OF WORK ON AUG.6TH FOR SURGERY. HE DIDN'T REQUIRE ANY TREATMENT AFTER HE WAS FIRST INJURED AND RETURNED TO WORK ON HIS NEXT SHIFT.

Source

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