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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220081820003 · 06/18/2008 · Pinnacle Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
KNIFE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
UPPER EXTREMITIES, MULTIPLE
Days lost
0
Mine experience
5.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc
Operator
Pinnacle Mining Company LLC
Mine
4609030

Narrative

Injured was using a utility knife to trim the plastic from a knee pad that was irritating his knee. The knife slipped, lacerating the anterior side of the right palm. He was transported to a medical facility where the wound took 16 stictches to close the wound. Employees have been contacted to always cut away from the body.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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