HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Vigo Coal Company, Inc.
Start: 02/26/2000

220000690006 · 02/26/2000 · Vigo Coal Company, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 11.05 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Vigo Coal Company Incorporated
Operator: Vigo Coal Company, Inc.
Mine: 1202178

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES ROLLING A 20 FT LONG 48 INCH DIAMETER PIPE INTO POSITION. EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONED ON THE END OF THE PIPE. AS THE PIPE ROLLED, A JAGGED EDGE OF STEEL FROM THE PIPE PENETRATED THE SIDE OF HIS LEFT HAND. FOUR SUTURES REQUIRED.

Source

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