POWERED HAULAGE

Name: POWERED HAULAGE at Turris Coal Company
Start: 07/06/2004

220042050036 · 07/06/2004 · Turris Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Laborer, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: CONVEYORS,NEC
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 21.9 years

Operator

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

Narrative

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE THE DIRECTION OF A CONVEYOR FEED CHAIN BY USE OF THE MANUAL LEVERS THE PALM OF THE OPERATOR'S LEFT HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE BASE OF THE LEVER & A HYDRAULIC HOSE LEAVING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED SUTURES TO CLOSE. EE WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES AT THE TIME & ONE HANDLE ON THE FEEDER WAS MISSING. RELEASED TO FULL DUTY.

Source

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