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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220112360010 · 08/15/2011 · Guest Mountain Mining Corporation

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
Beltman, Conveyor man, Conveyor belt worker, Mobile bridge carrierman, Feeder operator, Conveyor rider
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.62 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation
Mine
4407138

Narrative

The Lo Trac operator was checking the fluids on his equipment. When the operator raised the engine hatch to check the fluids, he secured the hatch with a rope hanger. The rope hanger came loose causing the hatch to fall on the operator's left hand resulting in a fractured thumb.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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