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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220080070013 · 12/19/2007 · BNI Coal, Ltd

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Crane operator, Mobile equipment operator (MEO), Dragline operator, Dropball operator, Rigger
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
CROWBAR,PRY BAR
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
TOE(S)/PHALANGES
Days lost
0
Mine experience
30.75 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Allete Inc
Operator
BNI Coal, Ltd
Mine
3200218

Narrative

Dragline operator was doing rapairs on the rigging and cleaning out some frozen dirt from the drag socket with a 2' pry bar. He was pushing at it to loosen the frozen dirt. The bar glanced off, striking him behind his steel toe boot on the left foot. Injury was a laceration behind the small toe, recieved 5 sutures.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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