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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220171790006 · 06/26/2017 · Marfork Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Examiner, Fire boss, Pre-shift examiner, Mine examiner
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc
Operator
Marfork Coal Company, LLC
Mine
4609048

Narrative

While making a belt splice, the injured miner was using fingers to feel the nail heads to ensure they were adequately seated in the splice while the other miner was still hammering. The injured miner's finger was struck by the hammer resulting in a fracture.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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