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POWERED HAULAGE

220123050025 · 10/17/2012 · Pocahontas Coal Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity
Observe operations
Injury source
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.31 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Metinvest B V
Operator
Pocahontas Coal Company LLC
Mine
4608878

Narrative

Maintenance Foreman was watching coal come off the feeder and a piece of rock hit the belt and bounced up and struck his left thumb. He sustained a fracture to the distal bone in his left thumb. This is to report medical treatment only.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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