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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220140280031 · 01/16/2014 · Gibson County Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Beltman, Conveyor man, Conveyor belt worker, Mobile bridge carrierman, Feeder operator, Conveyor rider
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
4 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator
Gibson County Coal LLC
Mine
1202215

Narrative

Employee and co-worker were making a mechanical splice on a roll of belt on the 1 A conveyor belt. EE was moving the plunger for the multidriver tool and was struck on his right index finger by a 4lb sledgehammer causing a fracture. Co-worker was driving the plunger with the sledgehammer to set the rivets in the mechanical splice.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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