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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220102030028 · 07/21/2010 · Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
HAND TOOLS,NONPOWERED,NEC
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.1 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
CONSOL Energy Inc
Operator
Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC
Mine
3607416

Narrative

While breaking a tool joint (drill pipe) the injured employee's 3rd & 4th fingers of the left hand were struck between the opposing tong jaws of the drill pipe tongs. The superintendent was pushing the tongs into position to attempt to latch them on the tool joint. The EE suffered fractures to the metacarpal phlanges of both fingers & lacerations requiring sutures

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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