HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC.
Start: 10/01/2011

220112760036 · 10/01/2011 · Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Roof bolter, NEC
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FACE,NEC
Days lost: 10
Mine experience: 1.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC.
Mine: 4407129

Narrative

Employee was taking the bolts out of a 4"" water line T-coupling. The line was hanging when he loosened the bolts and hit the coupling knocking it loose. When he did this the water line came apart at the joint striking him in the face.

Source

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