HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Armstrong Coal Company, Inc.
Start: 06/08/2015

220151680016 · 06/08/2015 · Armstrong Coal Company, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: ARM,NEC
Days lost: 24
Mine experience: 4 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Armstrong Energy Inc
Operator: Armstrong Coal Company, Inc.
Mine: 1519344

Narrative

The employee was assisting a contract mechanic install a track on a dozer, the contract mechanic hit the alligator link on the track with a sledge hammer and a piece of the hammer splintered off and hit the employee in the arm.

Source

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