MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Alpha Coal West, Inc.
Start: 06/05/2009

220091620032 · 06/05/2009 · Alpha Coal West, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Grinding
Injury source: MACHINE,NEC-WELDR,OFC MAC
Nature of injury: AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 26 years

Operator

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

Narrative

While using a floor mounted grinder to smooth up a cut on a thin piece of metal the object and the employees right hand were pulled into the wire brush wheel. The table and guards were all in place and properly adjusted. The employee sustained an amputation on the tip of the little finger and a laceration on the ring finger which required 12 stitches to close.

Source

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