HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Marfork Coal Company, LLC
Start: 10/11/2002

220022910024 · 10/11/2002 · Marfork Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: WRENCH
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 1.34 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Marfork Coal Company, LLC
Mine: 4608374

Narrative

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE A BEARING ON A DRYER CIRCULATING FAN HE PLACED A PIPE WRENCH ON THE FAN'S SHAFT TO SECURE IT. THE OTHER FANS CREATED A DRAFT CAUSING THE SHAFT TO TURN CATCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN IT & THE DRYER WALL FRACTURING HIS RIGHT THUMB.

Source

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