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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220120370074 · 01/26/2012 · Marfork Coal Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Examiner, Fire boss, Pre-shift examiner, Mine examiner
Activity
Move power cable
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
Days lost
0
Mine experience
1 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
Marfork Coal Company Inc
Mine
4609193

Narrative

Employee was pulling one loop of feeder cable, approximately 30ft, when nylon rope hanger broke which caused s-hook to fly backwards 20ft in the air striking the right side of Employee's bottom lip and chipped his tooth.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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