HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Gibson County Coal, LLC
Start: 05/29/2025

220251570007 · 05/29/2025 · Gibson County Coal, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Laborer, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 3.6 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator: Gibson County Coal, LLC
Mine: 1202388

Narrative

Employee was using an axe to separate a coupler from a waterline when a piece of the coupler broke off and struck employee in the safety glasses resulting in a bruise to their left eye. Employee was seen by a doctor and prescribed eye drops.

Source

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