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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220171100022 · 04/06/2017 · Webster County Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
7.19 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator
Webster County Coal LLC
Mine
1502132

Narrative

Employee was in the process of removing a continuous miner bit from the bit sleeve. As EE struck the bit with a hammer, EE struck index finger/hand in the process causing a laceration to finger. EE received 4 sutures as a result of this injury.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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