HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Elk Run Coal Company Inc
Start: 09/06/2005

220052570027 · 09/06/2005 · Elk Run Coal Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Electrician, Lineman
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: CHAIN,ROPE,CABLE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: LEG, NEC
Days lost: 2
Mine experience: 1.02 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Elk Run Coal Company Inc
Mine: 4608553

Narrative

MEMBER WAS HELPING TAKE A LINK OUT OF A RIPPER CHAIN. HE HAD 3/4 TON COME-A-LONG HOOKED TO EACH END OF CHAIN. THE CHAIN SLIPPED OFF COME-A-LONG AND FELL AND HIT MEMBER IN THE UPPER AREA OF HIS RIGHT LEG. NO BROKEN BONES, BUT SOME SWELLING

Source

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