HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Brooks Run Mining Company LLC
Start: 11/18/2009

220093350018 · 11/18/2009 · Brooks Run Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Belt foreman, Maintenance foreman, Maintenance supervisor
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: NOSE/NASAL PASSAGES/SINUS/SMELL
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 3 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Brooks Run Mining Company LLC
Mine: 4608885

Narrative

Employee was hitting ratchet with sledge hammer to break bolts loose, ratchet sprung back causing hammer to hit him in the face on right side of his nose. After further examination it was determined on Nov 20 that the nose was fractured.

Source

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