HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Black Castle Mining Company, Inc.
Start: 11/17/2009

220093360021 · 11/17/2009 · Black Castle Mining Company, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity: Handling timber
Injury source: POST,CAPS,HEADERS,TIMBER
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: ELBOW
Days lost: 158
Mine experience: 0.77 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Black Castle Mining Company, Inc.
Mine: 4609244

Narrative

Injured employee was moving timbers from the roadway and leaning them against the rib when one of the timbers (6"" x 6"" x 8') fell over and struck him on the inside of his right elbow. He was transported to the ER by EMS. X-Rays were negative for fractures. Diagnosed with tissue bruising. Employee suffered an injury to the same elbow in 2003 at another company.

Source

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