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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220022530008 · 08/30/2002 · Rockhouse Energy Mining 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
Longwall operator, Chock operator, Shear operator, Plow operator
Activity
Handling coal, Rock, Ore
Injury source
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
42
Mine experience
7 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Massey Energy Company
Operator
Rockhouse Energy Mining Company
Mine
1517651

Narrative

EE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FROM THE TOP OF THE PANLINE ON THE LONGWALL WHEN THE ROCK HEADED OVER INTO THE LINE. THE BACK END OF THE ROCK CAME UP CATCHING HIS LEFT THUMB AGAINST THE SHI ELDS CAUSING A LACERATION AND BROKEN THUMB REQUIRING STITCHES.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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