# HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
> MSHA accident `220030240034` · 01/20/2003 · Decker Coal Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** LEG, NEC
- **Days lost:** —
- **Mine experience:** 24.78 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Ambre Energy Limited; Cloud Peak Energy
- **Operator:** Decker Coal Company
- **Mine:** [2400839](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2400839)
## Narrative

THE DRAGLINE OPERATOR AND THE DOZER OPERATOR WERE INVOLVED IN REMOVING THE WEAR CAP ADAPTERS. AFTER REMOVING THE KEEPERS THE ADAPTER WOULD NOT COME OFF. COWORKER THEN ATTEMPTED TO LOOSEN IT BY STRIKING IT WITH A #12 SLEDGE HAMMER. AFTER HITTING SVERAL TIMES BOTH WORKERS RECEIVED SMALL STEEL SLIVERS IMBEDDED IN THEIR LEGS. THE STEEL WAS REMOVED AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*