HANDLING OF MATERIALS

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

220011310060 · 05/03/2001 · Elk Run 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: Electrician, Lineman
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: SCRATCH,ABRASION,SUPERFCL
Body part: CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 4 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Elk Run Coal Company Inc
Mine: 4608553

Narrative

THE INJURED WAS INSTALLING A 3/4"" HYDRAULIC HOSE ON A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. THE HOSE SUPPLIED THE ROTATION TO THE DRILL POT. THE HOSE WAS COILED IN A TIGHT PLACE DURING INSTALLATION, CAUSING O NE END OF THE HOSE TO COME OFF OF THE FITTING STRIKING THE INJURED IN THE RIGHT EYE, CAUSING SCRATCHES ON CORNEA.

Source

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