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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220110800024 · 03/18/2011 · West Ridge Resources Inc

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Longwall operator, Chock operator, Shear operator, Plow operator
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
Days lost
0
Mine experience
7 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Robert E Murray
Operator
West Ridge Resources Inc
Mine
4202233

Narrative

Employees were retrieving 20 foot sections of dust pipe. As one of the employees dropped his end of the pipe onto the ground, the other end of the pipe flipped up and stuck the victim in the mouth thus creating a laceration to the lower lip which required 8 stitches.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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