← MSHA accidents

HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220150350032 · 01/26/2014 · Birch River Energy, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Beltman, Conveyor man, Conveyor belt worker, Mobile bridge carrierman, Feeder operator, Conveyor rider
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
WRENCH
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
14
Mine experience
16 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
Birch River Energy, LLC
Mine
4606045

Narrative

Employee received a laceration to the right thumb when the thumb was caught between a crescent wrench used to hold a nut and the frame of a separation screen. Torque applied to the bolt by a co-worker caused the nut to twist and pinch the thumb between the handle of the crescent wrench and separator frame.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown