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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220112840069 · 10/06/2011 · Knight Hawk Coal, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
3.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
James O Bunn; Franklin D Robertson
Operator
Knight Hawk Coal, LLC
Mine
1103147

Narrative

Employee was changing a bit cone on the miner. He was trying to put the snap ring on the cone, while he was having another employee hit the cone with a sledge hammer. He got his hand in between the top of the cone and the sledge hammer, smashing his left ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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