# HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
> MSHA accident `220172220024` · 08/02/2017 · The Marion County Coal Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Apprentice, Trainee
- **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:** 7.02 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Robert E  Murray
- **Operator:** The Marion County Coal Company
- **Mine:** [4601433](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4601433)
## Narrative

Injured was in maintenance trainee program and was making a splice on 24 Shuttle Car cable in St Leo rehab area. While hitting beat block with bit hammer (to crimp wires together), the hammer glanced off and struck EE's left thumb resulting in a fracture of the distal joint in the phalange and a laceration that required 9 sutures to close.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*