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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220220980016 · 03/28/2022 · Pocahontas Coal Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Utility man, Errand boy, Service truck operator
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.31 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Metinvest B V
Operator
Pocahontas Coal Company LLC
Mine
4608878

Narrative

The employee was using a hammer in the #6 face to cut a piece of tie wire to use to check a test hole. The Employee struck left hand causing an approximately half inch or less laceration between the thumb and first finger. The entry was approximately 5 and a half feet high and damp. The employee recieved 4 sutures and a tetanus shot.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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