HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Alpha Coal West, Inc.
Start: 05/03/2006

220061350077 · 05/03/2006 · Alpha Coal West, Inc.

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: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: MOTORS
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part: FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Foundation Coal Corporation
Operator: Alpha Coal West, Inc.
Mine: 4800732

Narrative

A MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN WAS INSTALLING A GREASE PUMP MOTOR. THE TECH MISTAKENLY HOOKED UP THE AIR HOSE TO THE MOTOR BEFORE HE HAD COMPLETED INSTALLATION. WHILE TIGHTENING A MOUNTING BOLT, THE TECH INADVERTENLY BUMPED AN AIR VALVE WHICH ACUTATED THE AIR MOTOR SHAFT. THE TECH'S RIGHT FOREARM WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE AIR MTR SHAFT & THE PUMP SHAFT.

Source

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