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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220090630005 · 02/27/2009 · Luminant Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
THIGH/FEMUR
Days lost
0
Mine experience
30.75 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Energy Future Holdings Corporation
Operator
Luminant Mining Company LLC
Mine
4102632

Narrative

Employee was changing the teeth on the backhoe bucket and struck the keeper pin with an 8 lb. sledge hammer. A sliver of metal flew off and struck the employee just above the left knee, requiring removal of the imbedded metal and 4 stitches.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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