HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Marfork Coal Company, LLC
Start: 05/14/2003

220031430016 · 05/14/2003 · Marfork Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 3 years

Operator

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

Narrative

INJURED AND CO-WORKER WERE IN THE PROCESS OF UTILIZING A CRANE HOIST TO LOWER A 19"" VALVE WITH AN AIR ACTUATOR ON IT TO THE BASEMENT FLOOR. AS THE VALVE APPROACHED THE FLOOR INJURED REACHED OU T TO TURN IT AROUND WHEN A WIRE CHOKER SLIPPED ON THE VALVE LACERATING HIS LEFT RING FINGER RESULTING IN 12 SUTURES.

Source

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