HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Turris Coal Company
Start: 04/23/2003

220031320062 · 04/23/2003 · Turris Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 3.94 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Horizon Natural Resources Incorporated
Operator: Turris Coal Company
Mine: 1102664

Narrative

WHILE CLEANING OFF OF THE TOP OF A CONTINUOUS MINER, A ROCK WEIGHING 20 LBS. FELL ABOUT 2', STRIKING THE OPERATOR ON THE TIP OF HIS LT. MIDDLE FINGER. EVEN THOUGH THE OPERATOR WAS WEARING GLO VES, THE ROCK SMASHED THE TIP OF THE FINGER BEHIND THE NAIL, EXPOSING THE BACK OF THE NAIL & BREAKING THE BONE BENEATH THE NAIL BED. TREATMENT INCLUDED SUTURING.

Source

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