HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Alpha Coal West, Inc.
Start: 05/22/2002

220021980028 · 05/22/2002 · Alpha Coal West, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 14.57 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Rag Aktiengesellschaft
Operator: Alpha Coal West, Inc.
Mine: 4800732

Narrative

EE WAS REINSERTING THE CENTER PIN ON THE EQUILIZER BAR OF A CAT D10N. TO DRIVE THE PIN INTO PLACE, HE PARTIALLY INSTALLED THE RETAINING PLATE OVER THE PIN AND WAS STRIKING THE PLATE WITH A SLE DGE HAMMER. AS HE SWUNG THE HAMMER TO STRIKE THE PLATE, THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF A RETAINING PLATE BOLT, STRUCK THE PLATE AT AN ANGLE AND BOUNCED BACK, STRIKING HIM IN THE FACE/MOUTH.

Source

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