# HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
> MSHA accident `220041560002` · 05/26/2004 · Fola Coal Company LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Electrician, Lineman
- **Activity:** Hand tools (not powered)
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.15 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Amvest Corporation
- **Operator:** Fola Coal Company LLC
- **Mine:** [4608377](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4608377)
## Narrative

THE CONVEYOR CHAIN ON THE HIGHWALL MINER HAD BROKEN. THE INJURED & A CO-WORKER WERE ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR THE CHAIN & WHEN THE CO-WORKER HIT A CHAIN LINK WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, A PIECE OF THE CHAIN FLEW OFF BECOMING EMBEDDED IN THE INJURED'S LEFT CHEST JUST BELOW THE COLLAR BONE. INJURED WENT TO A MEDICAL FACILITY TO HAVE METAL REMOVED & RECEIVED 2 STITCHES.

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