HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at ARMSTRONG COAL CO., INC.
Start: 07/16/2016

220162040034 · 07/16/2016 · ARMSTRONG COAL CO., INC.

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Master mechanic, Foreman, Supervisor
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 7 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Armstrong Energy Inc
Operator: ARMSTRONG COAL CO., INC.
Mine: 1519511

Narrative

Employee was holding a B/O hammer and another employee was hitting it with a sledge hammer driving the wedges out of Drag rope sockets on the bucket. Employee made a bad strike causing a piece of metal to fly off the B/O hammer and lodge in EE left forearm. Employee received 2 stitches in left forearm.

Source

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