HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Progress Coal
Start: 10/06/2011

220112860001 · 10/06/2011 · Progress Coal

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Electrician, Lineman
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: MOTORS
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: ANKLE
Days lost: 140
Mine experience: 5 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was standing between two pump motors. He and another employee was attempting to move them. Each motor weighed approx. 800 pound each. As the first one was lifted, the second one became unstable and fell, pinning EE's leg under it.

Source

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