HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Highland Mining Company LLC
Start: 01/12/2011

220110190016 · 01/12/2011 · Highland Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
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: DOORS,INCL UG VENTILATION
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 61
Mine experience: 8.02 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Patriot Coal Corporation
Operator: Highland Mining Company LLC
Mine: 1502709

Narrative

Employee stated: He was opening a set of airlock doors at the slope bottom. He opened the first half and had his hand on the second half when someone opened the mandoor to the golf cart parking. The pressure change caused the first half to slam closed catching his hand between the two halves. The outside temperature was 15 degrees.

Source

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