HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Elk Run Coal Company, LLC
Start: 08/25/2009

220092430014 · 08/25/2009 · Elk Run Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation: Belt foreman, Maintenance foreman, Maintenance supervisor
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 12 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Elk Run Coal Company, LLC
Mine: 4606188

Narrative

Employee was placing a nylon choker onto the locking pins of a fork lift when the operator was instructed by injured party to push the pin outwards. This caused injured's right ring and index finger to be caught in a pinch point.

Source

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