HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Progress Coal
Start: 07/31/2011

220112240011 · 07/31/2011 · Progress Coal

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Welder (shop)
Activity: Walking, Running
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: NOSE/NASAL PASSAGES/SINUS/SMELL
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 11 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Progress Coal
Mine: 4608645

Narrative

A pin keeper that holds the tooth on the adapter was being removed when a piece of the adapter broke off and flew through the air approximately 5 to 6 feet. An employee was walking past and was struck in the nose.

Source

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