HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Republic Energy, Inc
Start: 08/27/2009

220092510079 · 08/27/2009 · Republic Energy, Inc

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: CHAIN,ROPE,CABLE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 4 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Republic Energy, Inc
Mine: 4609054

Narrative

Truck bed was removed from trailer used to haul coal. The ee was trying to un-hook the cable used to lift the bed. The tension released from the cable, backlash from the cable pinched the ee hand between the cable and a small near-by rock. The pinching resulted in a fractured of the tip of the ring ginger. No splint was needed and the ee returned to work on the same day.

Source

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