HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Emerald Coal Resources LP
Start: 02/21/2012

220120650019 · 02/21/2012 · Emerald Coal Resources LP

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
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 coal, Rock, Ore
Injury source: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 29
Mine experience: 0.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Emerald Coal Resources LP
Mine: 3605466

Narrative

The employee was attempting to push the edge of a large rock into the feeder after it had been loaded by the scoop. The rock slid into the feeder catching his thumb between the feeder and the rock, removing some soft tissue from the tip of the employee's right thumb.

Source

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