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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220121350022 · 05/08/2012 · Sidney Coal Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Welder (shop)
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
3 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
Sidney Coal Company LLC
Mine
1509724

Narrative

Employee was removing a rub rail from a continuous miner at the rebuild shop. After removing the pins that hold it place, the rail dropped and caught three of left fingers between the rail and the water spray unit. This resulted in 7 stitches used to close a cut on his left middle finger. The other two fingers were only bruised.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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