MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Coastal Coal-West Virginia LLC
Start: 09/16/2001

220012710051 · 09/16/2001 · Coastal Coal-West Virginia LLC

Details

Degree of injury: PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects
Occupation: Welder (shop)
Activity: Mill equipment
Injury source: DRUM,PULY,SHEAVE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury: AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 21
Mine experience: 0.17 years

Operator

Controller (parent): El Paso Energy Corp
Operator: Coastal Coal-West Virginia LLC
Mine: 4606045

Narrative

INJURED WAS HELPING TURN A DRIVE PULLEY BY HAND IN ORDER TO POSITION A PUMP SHAFT, SO AN IMPELLOR COULD BE REMOVED. HE GOT HIS GLOVED LEFT THUMBCAUGHT BETWEEN THE DRIVE PULLEY AND THE DRIVE BELTS. THE PRESSURE OF THE DRIVE BELTS CUT OFF THE TIP OF HIS THUMB.

Source

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