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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220163650009 · 12/22/2016 · Luminant Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.29 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Vistra Energy
Operator
Luminant Mining Company LLC
Mine
4104586

Narrative

Employees were installing pins in the carrier for the drag drum of an 8750 dragline. During the hammer process the right hand little finger was pinched between the hammer and the drag motor case. The contact resulted in a fracture of the proximal phalange.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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