HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Aracoma Coal Company, LLC
Start: 02/22/2011

220110680034 · 02/22/2011 · Aracoma Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation: Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 24
Mine experience: 7 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Aracoma Coal Company, LLC
Mine: 4608801

Narrative

Member was reaching a 8"" water coupling up to another member, when he did not get a good grip on the coupling causing it to fall back down and smashed his index finger between two couplings. Member tried to work until 2/23/11 when he re-injured his finger on a tall guard.

Source

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