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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220110670028 · 02/23/2011 · Pocahontas Coal Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Discontinued 1/31/2014. Several other codes cover Scoop Car Operator
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
5.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Metinvest B V
Operator
Pocahontas Coal Company LLC
Mine
4607191

Narrative

While pulling a belt rail from the scoop the operator caught his right little finger against an offset in the rib. This avulsed the tissue of his finger down to the proximal joint of the middle phalange. This required amputation of his middle phalange. (100 days) Employee has been on restricted duty since 2/24/11.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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