HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Eastern Associated Coal LLC
Start: 08/22/2007

220072470048 · 08/22/2007 · Eastern Associated Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Trackman, Track worker, Track gang
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: HAND TOOLS,NONPOWERED,NEC
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
Days lost: 17
Mine experience: 5.58 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator: Eastern Associated Coal LLC
Mine: 4601271

Narrative

The employee stated he was helping unload 60 pound steel from the rail car to install on the section. He lost his grip on the rail tongs when the end of the rail was removed from the rail car and dropped suddenly. The rail tong struck his left foot.

Source

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