HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Premier Elkhorn Coal Company
Start: 09/08/2006

220062580048 · 09/08/2006 · Premier Elkhorn Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Shuttle car operator, Mantrip operator, Ramcar operator, Rail runner, Buggy operator
Activity: Timbering, Build cribs
Injury source: BLOCKING
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent): TECO Energy Inc
Operator: Premier Elkhorn Coal Company
Mine: 1518370

Narrative

The accident victim and witness were in the process of building cribs, when the witness threw down a crib block while the victim was attempting to pick up one. The block struck the victim's right hand (index & middle fingers) resulting in a laceration that required stitches.

Source

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