EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE

Name: EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE at McElroy Coal Company
Start: 02/23/2004

220040610075 · 02/23/2004 · McElroy Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Pumper
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: RBR,GLS,PLSTC,FIBRGLS,FAB
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 111
Mine experience: 35 years

Operator

Controller (parent): CONSOL Energy Inc
Operator: McElroy Coal Company
Mine: 4601437

Narrative

FISH CREEK PORTAL BOTTOM, MAN WAS BESIDE SWIMMING POOL USED FOR DISCHARGED MINE WATER. HE HAD JUST FINISHED INSTALLING BLEEDER VALVE ON 4"" DISCHARGE LINE. THE 4"" PLASTIC PIPE BROKE APPROXIMATE LY 25 FEET AWAY. THE 4"" LINE SHIFTED AND STRUCK HIS HAND AGAINST POOL WALL.

Source

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