HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Gibson County Coal LLC
Start: 03/09/2015

220150750018 · 03/09/2015 · Gibson County Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator: Gibson County Coal LLC
Mine: 1202215

Narrative

Employee was changing a ball valve using a pipe wrench. As he was trying to tighten the valve the wrench slipped causing his right hand to strike the structural steel beam behind him. This caused a laceration which had to be closed with sutures.

Source

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