HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Brooks Run Mining Company LLC
Start: 09/10/2009

220092590004 · 09/10/2009 · Brooks Run Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Utility man, Errand boy, Service truck operator
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 1.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Brooks Run Mining Company LLC
Mine: 4609066

Narrative

Employee and two coworkers were maneuvering a 4'x8'x1/4"" piece of sheet metal into place to form the back of a chute at a belt head. Employee slipped on a turnbuckle, anchored to the tailpiece and lost control of the metal, allowing it to strike his right forearm.

Source

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