HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Omega Highwall Mining II, LLC
Start: 01/31/2015

220150400003 · 01/31/2015 · Omega Highwall Mining II, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: CROWBAR,PRY BAR
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HEAD,NEC
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.31 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Omega Holdings LLC
Operator: Omega Highwall Mining II, LLC
Mine: 4407313

Narrative

Employee was working on the highwall miner hose chain using a metal bar and strap to lift the chain. The strap slid down causing the pressure to release on the bar. The bar came loose and hit the employee on the forehead above the right eye.

Source

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