HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Coastal Coal-West Virginia, LLC
Start: 09/02/2000

220002620103 · 09/02/2000 · Coastal Coal-West Virginia, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Scoop car/Scooptram operator, Load/Haul/Dump (LHD) operator, Teletram operator
Activity: Handling coal, Rock, Ore
Injury source: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 1 years

Operator

Controller (parent): El Paso Energy Corp
Operator: Coastal Coal-West Virginia, LLC
Mine: 4608218

Narrative

THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A ROCK OFF THE CONTINUOUS MINER. HE HAD BOTH HAND SON THE ROCK AND THE ROCK BROKE CAUSING THE LOAD TO BECOME UNBALANCED. THE EMPLOYEE THEN HAD MOST OF THE ROCK IN ON EHAND AN DCOULD NOT MAINTAIN HIS GRIP SO THE ROCK AND MASHED HIS LITTLE FINGER AGAINST THE MINER. THE ROCK WAS SHARP CAUSING A SERIOUS CUT TO THE LITTLE FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND.

Source

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