HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Red River Coal Company Inc
Start: 10/04/2012

220122840042 · 10/04/2012 · Red River Coal Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost: 1
Mine experience: 3.42 years

Operator

Controller (parent): William D Humphreys
Operator: Red River Coal Company Inc
Mine: 4406199

Narrative

Employee stated that he was removing the track adjuster cylinder off of the track adjuster rod with a sledge hammer. The hammer glanced off the side of the cylinder and struck his left leg below the knee. Went to doctor and missed one shift work.

Source

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