# HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
> MSHA accident `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:** Alliance Resource Partners LP
- **Operator:** Webster County Coal LLC
- **Mine:** [1502132](https://api.ai-analytics.org/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.

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