HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at West Virginia Mine Power, Inc.
Start: 05/14/2012

220121430021 · 05/14/2012 · West Virginia Mine Power, Inc.

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, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 3
Mine experience: 0.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent): John B Preece
Operator: West Virginia Mine Power, Inc.
Mine: 4609210

Narrative

Employee was attaching fliger type duster to scoop bucket when latch handle snapped back catching his small left finger between the handle and the side of scoop bucket, was seen at ER, six sutures and positive fracture of tip of small finger

Source

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