HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Hopkins County Coal LLC
Start: 12/08/2014

220143440027 · 12/08/2014 · Hopkins County Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: WRENCH
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part: MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 1 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator: Hopkins County Coal LLC
Mine: 1518826

Narrative

Employee was attempting to get his steels unclogged, by striking his steels with a 1 foot wrench. When he struck the steels, the wrench bounced back and hit him in the mouth. This resulted in a chipped tooth and 4 stitches in his bottom lip.

Source

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