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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220171600012 · 06/07/2017 · McCoy Elkhorn Coal Co.

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Electrician, Lineman
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
CROWBAR,PRY BAR
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.87 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Quest Energy Corporation
Operator
McCoy Elkhorn Coal Co.
Mine
1518775

Narrative

Employee was putting a scoop tire back on a DBT scoop using a pry bar. The pry bar slipped, trapping their right thumb between the scoop tire and the wheel. This resulted in a laceration to their right thumb. The thumb required 6 stitches to repair the laceration. Employee was treated and released and missed no work.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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