HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Gibson County Coal LLC
Start: 06/29/2015

220151880023 · 06/29/2015 · Gibson County Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury: ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID)
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Welder (non-shop)
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 6 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was using a hammer and chipping hammer to remove a bolt from a classified cyclone. A piece of the hammer broke off and struck him in left hand. The metal didn't have to be removed by surgery. *This accident should not have been reported.

Source

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