HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Pocahontas Coal Company LLC
Start: 02/27/2007

220070720020 · 02/27/2007 · Pocahontas Coal Company LLC

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: Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 1.08 years

Operator

Controller (parent): United Company
Operator: Pocahontas Coal Company LLC
Mine: 4608266

Narrative

The employee was adjusting the belt hanger chain while the belt was being leveled. He thought the chain link was in the hanger and as the persons assisting him let the belt down his right hand was pulled into the hanger lacerating it. Twelve sutures were required. No Days were Lost.

Source

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