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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220130700019 · 03/06/2013 · Blue Mountain Energy Inc

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Belt foreman, Maintenance foreman, Maintenance supervisor
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
8.12 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Deseret Generation & Transmission Co-operative
Operator
Blue Mountain Energy Inc
Mine
0503505

Narrative

Trying to get a pin into place on a Continuous Miner had another employee swing the double jack to get the pin in, he had his left finger in the back of the pin hole with one swing the pin went clear to the back of the pin hole causing it to slam into his finger, causing a fracture to the left index finger.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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