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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220172540003 · 09/08/2017 · Mammoth Coal

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Beltman, Conveyor man, Conveyor belt worker, Mobile bridge carrierman, Feeder operator, Conveyor rider
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
CROWBAR,PRY BAR
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
11 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc
Operator
Mammoth Coal
Mine
4603317

Narrative

Employee was cleaning out a belt chute with a slate bar. A rock broke loose striking the employees hand and pinning it against the metal wall and the slate bar. This resulted in a laceration that required 7 sutures.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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