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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220190070005 · 01/02/2019 · Warrior Met Coal Mining, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
18
Mine experience
2.02 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Warrior Met Coal Intermediate Holdco LLC
Operator
Warrior Met Coal Mining, LLC
Mine
0101401

Narrative

Employee was prying on the snake head trying to get an E-bolt started through the slot in the pan line, when EE reached down to try and start it by hand, the other employee did not see EE put EE's hand down, accidentally hitting EE's hand with a sledge hammer causing fracture and sutures to fingers.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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