HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at White Buck Coal Company
Start: 04/27/2010

220101250028 · 04/27/2010 · White Buck Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Roof bolter, NEC
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 4 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: White Buck Coal Company
Mine: 4608365

Narrative

EE stated that he was placing a metal strap on the bolter to advance to the next row of bolts when his thumb slid through the hole of the strap which had a barb that cut through his glove. This resulted in a laceration at the end of his thumb.

Source

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