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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220141200007 · 04/27/2014 · Redhawk Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Electrician, Lineman
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
UPPER EXTREMITIES, MULTIPLE
Days lost
42
Mine experience
1.62 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Blackhawk Mining LLC
Operator
Redhawk Mining LLC
Mine
1519633

Narrative

Employee was holding a roof bolt that was being used to drive the pins out of the cat pads on the joy continuous miner when a co-worker who was using a six pound sledge hammer to strike the roof bolt with missed the roof bolt and struck the employees right wrist causing fractures to the wrist and hand

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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