HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Highland Mining Company
Start: 08/31/2009

220092540045 · 08/31/2009 · Highland Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Fall onto or against objects
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: SCALP
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.31 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Highland Mining Company
Mine: 4608693

Narrative

EE was using a ratchet with chain attempting to re-buckle the track back together on an Ingersoll drill. While pulling back on the ratchet, the chain broke causing ee to fall backward striking his head on the catwalk of the frill. This caused his hard hat to fall off as he continued to fall striking his head on the bucket of an excavator that was parked close by.

Source

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