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MACHINERY

220180720008 · 03/10/2018 · Lhoist North America of Virginia, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Miner, NEC
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
HAND TOOLS,POWERED,NEC
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
21.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Lhoist Group
Operator
Lhoist North America of Virginia, Inc.
Mine
4400082

Narrative

EE (injured Miner) and another Miner were hanging curtains in the 8WFWSWM area. EE was holding the curtain while the other Miner was using a hand held drill to drill a small hole in the curtain, so they could pin it to the wall. The drill caught the curtain and ee glove, spinning the glove and hand up in the curtain. ee right thumb was fractured.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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