HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Decker Coal Company
Start: 06/24/2004

220041810006 · 06/24/2004 · Decker Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation: Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity: Handling coal, Rock, Ore
Injury source: STORAGE TANKS AND BINS
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 3.62 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Ambre Energy Limited; Cloud Peak Energy
Operator: Decker Coal Company
Mine: 2400839

Narrative

The plant operator was feeding coal into the grizzly when a chunk of coal became lodged between the conveyor & bin under the grizzly. He attempted to remove it when his little finger was pinched and lacerated. He received 6 sutures in the emergency room.

Source

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