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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220053500040 · 12/04/2005 · Independence Coal Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Haul/Off road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber tire truck driver, Transportation truck driver
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
2 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Massey Energy Company
Operator
Independence Coal Company Inc
Mine
4603755

Narrative

Employee stuck his hand up in the tailgate to clean coal out of it. The tailgate shut back causing his hand to get caught between the bed & the tailgate. This caused a fracture to his left middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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