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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220262650002 · 09/16/2026 · Coal Mac, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Crane operator, Mobile equipment operator (MEO), Dragline operator, Dropball operator, Rigger
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
—
Mine experience
0.69 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
John Mitch Potter
Operator
Coal Mac, LLC
Mine
4605649

Narrative

Employee was helping splice a belt, while one employee was swinging a hammer nailing the splice. EE thought the other employee had stopped hammering and extended EE's hand to move the anvil over and was struck with a 4-pound hammer. EE suffered a fractured left ring finger; EE was taken to PMC hospital and had surgery to repair the fracture.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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