HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Decker Coal Company
Start: 01/05/2000

220000100008 · 01/05/2000 · Decker Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: ELBOW
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 20.61 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Ambre Energy Limited; Cloud Peak Energy
Operator: Decker Coal Company
Mine: 2400839

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE STEEL RACK ON OVERBURDEN DRILL WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. 1ST EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE MECHANIC'S TRUCK AND OPENED THE DOOR ON THE COMPARTMENT THAT HELD THE TOOLBOX. HE REA CHED IN FOR A WRENCH AND A GUST OF WIND BLEW THEDOOR SHUT. THE DOOR STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW, FRACTURING THE BONE. HE WAS TREATED IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND RETURNED TO WORK.

Source

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