HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Black Dog Coal Corporation
Start: 12/07/2006

220063560003 · 12/07/2006 · Black Dog Coal Corporation

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Laborer, Bull gang, Faceman, Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: CROWBAR,PRY BAR
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: NOSE/NASAL PASSAGES/SINUS/SMELL
Days lost: 3
Mine experience: 1.62 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Black Dog Coal Corporation
Mine: 4404946

Narrative

After making a visual inspection, the employee decided to pull a piece of draw rock for the other operator. The employee was using an 8 foot long slate bar, the rock fell and the end of the slate bar caught on the T-bar, which caused the end that he was holding in his hands to strike him in the nose.

Source

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