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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220101600017 · 06/01/2010 · Catenary Coal Company LLC

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
Driller, Highwall operator, Highwall drill operator
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
6 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Patriot Coal Corporation
Operator
Catenary Coal Company LLC
Mine
4609153

Narrative

Injured employee was handling a sixty inch long, 6 1/2 inch diameter piece of drill steel used to anchor the highwall miner when he slipped and fell. The end of the employee's left pinky finger was mashed between the steel he was handling and the steel structure of the highwall miner.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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