# HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
> MSHA accident `220071090005` · 04/06/2007 · Carter Roag Coal Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
- **Accident type:** Struck by flying object
- **Occupation:** Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
- **Activity:** Hand tools (not powered)
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** ABDOMEN/INTERNAL ORGANS
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.02 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** United  Company
- **Operator:** Carter Roag Coal Company
- **Mine:** [4608194](https://api.morvs.ai/mine/4608194)
## Narrative

While replacing a 50 foot piece of water line that supplies water to the continuous miner the injured was watching a mechanic strike the water coupler with a hammer and a piece of the hammer broke off an struck the injured on the lower left stomach area causing the metal to embed under the skin. This required 5 sutures.

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