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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220220280014 · 01/14/2022 · Patriot Mining, LLC

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
Shuttle car operator, Mantrip operator, Ramcar operator, Rail runner, Buggy operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
WRENCH
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
447
Mine experience
18 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Ervin Stiltner; Keith Stiltner
Operator
Patriot Mining, LLC
Mine
4407137

Narrative

EE was helping replace drag link on shuttle car. While holding the drag link, the other helper was using a pipe wrench to twist. Wrench slipped off and caught the tip of EE's right index finger between the wrench and drag link. EE went to the ER and was released to come to work the next workday, worked until 01/22/2022 and returned to the doctor and a decision was made for surgery.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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