# HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
> MSHA accident `220192380032` · 08/17/2019 · Peabody Southeast Mining, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
- **Accident type:** Struck by flying object
- **Occupation:** Apprentice, Trainee
- **Activity:** Hand tools (not powered)
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** KNEE/PATELLA
- **Days lost:** 8
- **Mine experience:** 0.85 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Peabody Energy Corporation
- **Operator:** Peabody Southeast Mining, LLC
- **Mine:** [0102901](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0102901)
## Narrative

Employee was helping make a belt splice and as employee was using a 4 pound sledgehammer to hit the belt knocker to make the splice a piece of metal came off and struck left knee.

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