HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Marfork Coal Company, LLC
Start: 01/11/2012

220120230024 · 01/11/2012 · Marfork Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Laborer, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: CHAIN,ROPE,CABLE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury: AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 4
Mine experience: 0.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Marfork Coal Company, LLC
Mine: 4609092

Narrative

Employee attempted to hook chain on spreader bar. He grabbed the slack end of chain trying to pull chain to get fully hooked. He pulled chain and the chain slipped out of spreader and caught his left index finger in link of chain. Employee was treated at CAMC General Division where he underwent surgery to repair tip of finger. Employee was diagnosed with a crushing amputation.

Source

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