HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at BHP Navajo Coal Company
Start: 01/23/2005

220050310011 · 01/23/2005 · BHP Navajo Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
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: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 1
Mine experience: 1 years

Operator

Controller (parent): BHP Billiton
Operator: BHP Navajo Coal Company
Mine: 2900097

Narrative

The EE was working on a pulling fixture for removing a pin when he felt a pain in his left eye. The EE was chipping a weld with a chipping hammer. Subsequently, a metal particle became lodged in his left eye. He was wearing required PPE.

Source

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