HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at McElroy Coal Company
Start: 09/26/2001

220020940040 · 09/26/2001 · McElroy Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Motorman, Motor person, Swamper, Switchman, Locomotive operator
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: JACKS-MECH,HYDRL,AIR,ETC
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 67
Mine experience: 24.38 years

Operator

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

Narrative

OLD DUMP EMPTY TRACK ON TURN, MAN OBSERVED A LOW RAIL ON TURN. HE STOPPED HIS ROCKDUST TRIP AND WAS GOING TO RAISE TRACK AND BLOCK IT. WHEN HE GOT OUT HIS LIFTING JACK, IT WAS PLUGGED WITH MUD. HE TURNED THE JACK OVER AND HIT IT ON STEP OF LOCOMOTIVE TO REMOVE MUD. THE STEM CAME DOWN CATCHING THE MAN'S LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE BASE AND THE FOOT OF THE JACK.

Source

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