# HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
> MSHA accident `220152470035` · 08/25/2015 · Sidney Coal Company, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
- **Accident type:** Struck by flying object
- **Occupation:** Electrician, Lineman
- **Activity:** Hand tools (not powered)
- **Injury source:** CONVEYORS,NEC
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.31 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
- **Operator:** Sidney Coal Company, LLC
- **Mine:** [1519097](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1519097)
## Narrative

Employee was in the process of cutting a conveyor chain link on a Joy shuttle car that had become fouled up. He cut one side and when he had the second side cut almost halfway through the conveyor chain broke, (due to it having tension on it), and flew back striking employee on his left hand causing a laceration requiring stitches to close.

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