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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220140730024 · 03/06/2014 · Remington LLC

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
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
HAND TOOLS,NONPOWERED,NEC
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
3 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Patriot Coal Corporation
Operator
Remington LLC
Mine
4609230

Narrative

Employee was using a cut off tool to cut a copper bar. Employee was holding the copper bar with a pair of channel locks and as he was cutting the bar the cut off tool kicked and struck the top of his finger with the rotating disc causing a laceration that required 3 sutures to close.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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