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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220123060028 · 10/28/2012 · Marfork Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Electrician, Lineman
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
3
Mine experience
4 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
Marfork Coal Company, LLC
Mine
4609048

Narrative

Employee was replacing cutter head on continuous miner and was attempting to replace top pin of the cutter jack. Coworker raised jack with slate bar in upward motion. Employee was using his hands to pull jack in place to replace pin. The slate bar slipped allowing cutter jack to smash Employee's left ring finger against frame of pan.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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