HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at American Gilsonite Company
Start: 07/29/2025

220252110013 · 07/29/2025 · American Gilsonite Company

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Miner, NEC
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 2
Mine experience: 5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): American Gilsonite Company
Operator: American Gilsonite Company
Mine: 4202044

Narrative

A miner was installing a ground support timber, and when attempting to reposition the timber with an axe, the miner pinched their right index finger between the axe and the timber, fracturing the finger. The finger required stitches.

Source

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