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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220111670015 · 06/10/2011 · Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Belt foreman, Maintenance foreman, Maintenance supervisor
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
CHAIN,ROPE,CABLE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
4 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC
Mine
4406929

Narrative

Employee was in the process of unlinking a chain when the cutter head moved causing the chain to tighten pinching the employees index finger; resulting in avulsion to the soft tissue of the finger requiring skin graft.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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