HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Peabody Western Coal Company
Start: 12/15/2011

220113550046 · 12/15/2011 · Peabody Western Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 33.87 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator: Peabody Western Coal Company
Mine: 0201195

Narrative

The mechanic was stringing a sling through dozer blade cutting edge bolt holes with the cutting edge in tilted position. A pry bar was used to hold the cutting edge in place, slipped causing the cutting edge to drop on mechanic's right hand/fingers.

Source

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