HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Ohio American Energy Incorporated
Start: 02/25/2008

220080650005 · 02/25/2008 · Ohio American Energy Incorporated

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: CROWBAR,PRY BAR
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 70
Mine experience: 0.12 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Robert E Murray
Operator: Ohio American Energy Incorporated
Mine: 3304550

Narrative

Employee was chipping ice from the lid to the belt tensioner with a spud bar on the highwall miner launch, when his foot slipped, allowing the spud bar to contact the moving conveyor belt. The moving conveyor belt kicked the spud bar back at the employee, striking his left knee.

Source

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