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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220150890010 · 03/21/2015 · Tunnel Ridge, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Utility man, Errand boy, Service truck operator
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.02 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator
Tunnel Ridge, LLC
Mine
4608864

Narrative

Employee was tearing down a brattice with a sledge hammer. The hammer hit a block, slipped and struck the employee on the little finger of his right hand. This caused a laceration to both sides of the finger requiring 6 sutures to close.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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