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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220110890027 · 03/21/2011 · Pocahontas Coal Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.58 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Metinvest B V
Operator
Pocahontas Coal Company LLC
Mine
4608878

Narrative

Injured employee was attaching steel pipe hangers to railcar. Employee's middle finger on right hand was caught in between the hanger and the muck car. The upper tip of his finger was split open, requiring several sutures. The tip of bone in this finger had a ""hairline"" fracture.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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