HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Kindill Mining Incorporated
Start: 07/08/2003

220031950056 · 07/08/2003 · Kindill Mining Incorporated

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Welder (shop)
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 22.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Horizon Natural Resources Incorporated
Operator: Kindill Mining Incorporated
Mine: 1200329

Narrative

EE WAS ASSISTING IN CHANGING BUCKET TEETH ON A 1370 DRAGLINE. THE SPOOLS & WEDGES HAD BEEN KNOCKED OUT OF THE TOOTH BASE & EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK THE TOOTH POINT OFF. WHILE STRI KING THE TOOTH, A 3/4"" SLIVER OF METAL CAME OFF THE TOOTH EDGE & STRUCK EE. APPEARED THAT THE EDGE OF THE TOOTH AND NOT THE FLAT PART WAS STRUCK.

Source

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