HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Excel Mining
Start: 01/28/2023

220230670022 · 01/28/2023 · Excel Mining

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: WRIST
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 2.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator: Excel Mining
Mine: 1519838

Narrative

Employee was hitting 2 hammers together to remove a stuck bit on a miner. A piece of the hammer chipped and embedded itself into the employee's wrist. The piece of metal was not removed until 2/24/2023 on which date it became reportable.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown