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MACHINERY

220211740048 · 06/17/2021 · Iron Cumberland LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity
Hand tools (powered)
Injury source
HAND TOOLS,POWERED,NEC
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
117
Mine experience
7 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Iron Senergy Holding LLC
Operator
Iron Cumberland LLC
Mine
3605018

Narrative

Employee was operating a pneumatic banding gun that jammed. As EE attempted to remove the air line to clear the jam EE dropped the gun. When EE caught the gun EE inadvertently shot self in the right index finger cutting the very tip of EE's finger off.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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