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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220151270032 · 05/05/2015 · Marfork Coal Company, 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
KNIFE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.1 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
Marfork Coal Company, LLC
Mine
4609048

Narrative

Contractor was replacing a battery in his strobe light using a pocket knife to remove the screw from the battery cover. The knife slipped causing a laceration to the left index finger. Contractor was treated at Boone Memorial Hospital where he received seven (7) sutures.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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