HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Powellton Coal Company LLC
Start: 08/01/2002

220022240102 · 08/01/2002 · Powellton Coal Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation: Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 0.53 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Amvest Corporation
Operator: Powellton Coal Company LLC
Mine: 4608889

Narrative

INJURED AND COWORKER WERE CHANGING A LATCH ARM ON A SUPERIOR HIGHWALL MINER BEAM, INJURED WAS HOLDING NEW LATCH IN PLACE WHILE COWORKER ATTEMPTED TO INSERT THE HOLDING PIN. THE PIN WAS NOT PROPERLY ALIGNED AND WHEN THE PIN WAS REMOVED THE LATCH FELL CATCHING INJURED'S FINGER BETWEEN THE LATCH AND THE BEAM CAUSING INJURY.

Source

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