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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220051450033 · 05/10/2005 · Webster County Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Beltman, Conveyor man, Conveyor belt worker, Mobile bridge carrierman, Feeder operator, Conveyor rider
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
32.02 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator
Webster County Coal LLC
Mine
1502132

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MAKE A (NAIL TYPE) SPLICE IN THE BELTLINE. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER DRIVING THE SPLICE TOOL (WHICH DRIVES A SET OF 5 NAILS INTO THE BELT). EE REACHED OUT TO MOVE THE TOOL & THE OTHER EE HIT HIS FINGER WITH THE HAMMER. THIS CAUSED A FRACTURE TO HIS INDEX FINGER ON HIS RT. HAND.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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