HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at McElroy Coal Company
Start: 02/21/2001

220010600030 · 02/21/2001 · McElroy Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation: Trackman, Track worker, Track gang
Activity: Block or chock mine cars
Injury source: WHEEL-FROM CAR OR TRUCK
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 68
Mine experience: 23.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): CONSOL Energy Inc
Operator: McElroy Coal Company
Mine: 4601437

Narrative

MAIN LINE TRACK TWO SET UP MEN WERE SWITCHING CARS AROUND. A SKID WAS USED TO SECURE 2 CARS IN ATRACK CHUTE. THE SKID KICKED OUT FROM THE WHEEL.VICTIM WAS REACHING FOR THE SKID WHEN FABRIC OF HIS PROTECTIVE GLOVE WAS CAUGHT BY THE FLANGE OFTHE WHEEL WHICH PULLED HIS HAND TOWARD WHEEL. THIS CAUSED HIS HAND TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE WHEEL FLANGE AND THE MINE FLOOR.

Source

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