HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Tilden Mining Company L C
Start: 11/12/2001

220013270013 · 11/12/2001 · Tilden Mining Company L C

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Welder (shop)
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: 20 years

Operator

Controller (parent): U.S. Steel Canada; Cliffs Natural Resources Inc
Operator: Tilden Mining Company L C
Mine: 2000422

Narrative

EE WAS REPLACING PAN FEEDER BOLTS ON APRON FEEDER. HE WAS USING A SHORT HANDLE SLEDGE HAMMER AND HE HIT A BEAM ABOVE HIS HEAD WITH THE HEAD OF THE HAMMER WHICH CAUSED THE HAMMER TO GLANCE DOWN AND HIS SMALL LEFT FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE HANDLE AND THE PAN EDGE BELOW. HE WAS WEARING GLOVES AT THE TIME. HE RECEIVED SUTURES IN HIS FINGER.

Source

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