HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Brooks Run South Mining, LLC
Start: 10/01/2007

220072850047 · 10/01/2007 · Brooks Run South Mining, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Electrician, Lineman
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 1.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Brooks Run South Mining, LLC
Mine: 4608730

Narrative

The employee was using a knocker type splice tool when a piece of metal flew from the knocker and struck him in the right index finger and imbedded itself. The finger developed an infection requiring treatment prior to removal.

Source

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