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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220131200027 · 04/09/2013 · Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
ELBOW
Days lost
35
Mine experience
0.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC
Mine
4407223

Narrative

Employee was removing a rock from the miner with a slate bar, the rock slid off the miner and caught his glove extending his left elbow causing it to pop. He continued to work up until he had surgery on 4/26/13.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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