HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Waterloo Coal Company Inc
Start: 03/05/2001

220010720007 · 03/05/2001 · Waterloo Coal Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Inspect equipment or mine
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 83
Mine experience: 0.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent): T L Darlington
Operator: Waterloo Coal Company Inc
Mine: 3300178

Narrative

EE, WHO IS THE OPERATOR OF THE SECONDARY PLANT, HEARD A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE WEST SCREEN. HE WENT TO INVESTIGATE AND UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SCREEN WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT HAND BY A BROKEN V BELT. THE BELT WAS GUARDED BUT WHEN IT HAD BROKEN IT HAD WRAPPED AROUND THE SHAFT AND WAS TURNING SO FAST IT WAS NOT VISIBLE AND WAS FLAPPING OUTSIDE OF THE GUARD WHICH ALLOWED IN TO COME I

Source

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