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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220061600038 · 06/03/2006 · Premier Elkhorn Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Apprentice, Trainee
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
JAW INCLUDE CHIN
Days lost
4
Mine experience
0.1 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
TECO Energy Inc
Operator
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company
Mine
1518008

Narrative

Employee was using a chain ratchet to pull a belt together when the clamp broke and struck the victim on the left side of his face. The incident resulted in a fractured left mandible.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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