HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Pocahontas Coal Company LLC
Start: 08/15/2006

220062340016 · 08/15/2006 · Pocahontas Coal Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.69 years

Operator

Controller (parent): United Company
Operator: Pocahontas Coal Company LLC
Mine: 4608873

Narrative

Employee was trying to free stuck coal by pounding on the truck dump bin with a sledge hammer. While swinging the sledge hammer his left hand was caught between the hammer and the side of the bin. This resulted in a laceration on the outside of his left palm that required 6 sutures. The employee was wearing gloves. This is to report medical treatment only.

Source

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