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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220152750018 · 09/29/2015 · McElroy Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Electrician, Lineman
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
0.62 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Robert E Murray
Operator
McElroy Coal Company
Mine
4601437

Narrative

A fully trained electrician was cutting tape off of a splice in a pager cable the knife slipped and cut his left ring and small finger resulting in 8 sutures. He was not wearing his gloves

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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