HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Pocahontas Coal Company LLC
Start: 02/27/2012

220120730017 · 02/27/2012 · Pocahontas Coal Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Examiner, Fire boss, Pre-shift examiner, Mine examiner
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 3 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Metinvest B V
Operator: Pocahontas Coal Company LLC
Mine: 4607191

Narrative

While attempting to lift a belt rail into place with a com-a-long the belt chain broke caused the belt rail to fall and strike the employee in the right knee. This resulted in a fracture of the right Tibia. This is to report medical treatment only.

Source

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