HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Alpha Coal West, Inc.
Start: 09/13/2000

220002630023 · 09/13/2000 · Alpha Coal West, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Welder (shop)
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 0.01 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Rag Aktiengesellschaft
Operator: Alpha Coal West, Inc.
Mine: 4800732

Narrative

EE WAS READING TO REFILL THE ANTIFREEZE TANK.HE OPENED THE DEPRESSURINZING VALVE & RELEASED THE AIR PRESSURE FROM THE TANK BUT NEGLECTED TO SHUTOFF THE VALVE WHICH ALLOWS THE TANK TO BE CHARGE D WITH AIR PRESSURE. AS HE UNSCREWED THE CAP, THE PRESSURE THAT HAD ENTERED THE TANK CAUSED THE CAP TO POP OFF. WHEN THE CAP POPPED OFF IT STRUCK EE IN THE LOWER LEFT LIP

Source

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