← MSHA accidents

HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220211740012 · 06/16/2021 · Lexington Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Utility man, Shift tech, Service/Dump truck operator
Activity
Observe operations
Injury source
HAND TOOLS,NONPOWERED,NEC
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
JAW INCLUDE CHIN
Days lost
40
Mine experience
0.25 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Lexington Coal Holdings, Inc
Operator
Lexington Coal Company, LLC
Mine
4603430

Narrative

Employee was standing 25' away watching blades of industrial mower be removed by pulling with a chain when chain broke and section of chain hit EE in lower Jaw.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown