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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220163490015 · 12/05/2016 · Tunnel Ridge, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
BOILR,PRES VSL,AIR HOS,OX
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
11
Mine experience
2.69 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator
Tunnel Ridge, LLC
Mine
4608864

Narrative

Employee was pounding the keeper staple out of a longwall ram jack hose with a hammer and chisel. When the staple let loose, stored hydraulic pressure propelled the hose upward smashing employee's left index finger between the hose fitting & the chisel.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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