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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220041690016 · 05/24/2004 · Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Prep plant foreman, Supervisor, Mill plant supervisor, Kiln supervisor
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
HAND TOOLS,NONPOWERED,NEC
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
11
Mine experience
1.08 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC
Mine
4405270

Narrative

Employee was using a rod to clean the raw coal feeder which had stopped up. When the coal broke free it pushed the rod into a piece of metal and caught his hand, causing a fracture to his thumb on the right hand.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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