HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Mountain Edge Mining, Inc.
Start: 05/15/2009

220091460057 · 05/15/2009 · Mountain Edge Mining, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Laborer, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
Activity: Walking, Running
Injury source: AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HEAD,NEC
Days lost: 286
Mine experience: 0.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Douglas M Epling
Operator: Mountain Edge Mining, Inc.
Mine: 4609082

Narrative

Co-worker and EE were putting in a belt structure. Co-worker was trying to straighten a bent piece of structure by hitting it with a sledge hammer. EE walked behind him as he was drawing back to hit the structure and therefore was struck in the head.

Source

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