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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220112450017 · 08/27/2011 · Pine Ridge Coal Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Apprentice, Trainee
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
ARM,NEC
Days lost
19
Mine experience
0.13 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Patriot Coal Corporation
Operator
Pine Ridge Coal Company LLC
Mine
4607908

Narrative

Employee was helping build cribs and some small wood was needed to cap and wedge the last crib. Employee was using a block hammer as a chisel and a pick hammer to drive the block hammer in between nailed wood of a pallet and as the employee struck the block hammer with the pick hammer, a piece of metal flew off of the pick hammer and struck and embedded in his left arm.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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