HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Omega Highwall Mining, LLC
Start: 10/31/2013

220133050032 · 10/31/2013 · Omega Highwall Mining, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: CROWBAR,PRY BAR
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FACE,NEC
Days lost: 11
Mine experience: 2 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Omega Holdings LLC
Operator: Omega Highwall Mining, LLC
Mine: 4407288

Narrative

Employee was using a slate bar to remove pins from the right angle conveyor as the pin was dislodged, the shifting weight of the conveyor caused the slate bar to pivot upwards, causing the slate bar to strike him on the right cheek.

Source

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