HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Highland Mining Company LLC
Start: 04/28/2008

220081260039 · 04/28/2008 · Highland Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Utility man, Errand boy, Service truck operator
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: KNIFE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 4.19 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Patriot Coal Corporation
Operator: Highland Mining Company LLC
Mine: 1502709

Narrative

He and another worker were cutting the end off of the conveyor belt. He was pulling the knife toward himself and it slipped, contacting his knee. This resulted ina laceration to the left knee cap area. Six sutures wer needed to close the laceration.

Source

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