HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Performance Coal Company
Start: 10/09/2002

220022910039 · 10/09/2002 · Performance Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Beltman, Conveyor man, Conveyor belt worker, Mobile bridge carrierman, Feeder operator, Conveyor rider
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HEAD,NEC
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 8 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Performance Coal Company
Mine: 4608436

Narrative

EMPLOYEE AND HIS CREW WERE PULLING BELT OUT OF THE STORAGE UNIT, USING A BUTTERFLY CLAMP. THE CLAMP SLIPPED OFF THE BELT, STRIKING HIM IN THE FOREHEAD OVER THE LEFT EYE. HE SUSTAINED A LACERAT ION REQUIRING 21 STITCHES.

Source

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