HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Alpha Coal West, Inc.
Start: 03/27/2010

220100980036 · 03/27/2010 · Alpha Coal West, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Welder (shop)
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: HAND TOOLS,NONPOWERED,NEC
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 8.54 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Alpha Coal West, Inc.
Mine: 4801078

Narrative

A welder was using a chain anchor to remove a drill bit from a drill steel. He was hit on the knee with a sharp edge on the chain causing a one inch laceration on his knee. The laceration required four stitches

Source

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