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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220200550008 · 02/18/2020 · The Marion County Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Beltman, Conveyor man, Conveyor belt worker, Mobile bridge carrierman, Feeder operator, Conveyor rider
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
38
Mine experience
1.85 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Robert E Murray
Operator
The Marion County Coal Company
Mine
4601433

Narrative

The employee was holding a piece of 8 inch pipe while another employee was cutting the pipe. The pipe was shifting and moving while cutting so they added a chain hoist to stabilize the pipe. The employee continued holding the pipe with the chain added and the pipe rolled pinching the employees left thumb between the pipe and chain.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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