HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Independence Coal Company Inc
Start: 05/14/2013

220131440039 · 05/14/2013 · Independence Coal Company 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: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Move power cable
Injury source: CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost: 173
Mine experience: 16 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Independence Coal Company Inc
Mine: 4607273

Narrative

Employee was pulling cable when a loop in the cable caught his right foot, pulling him down and injuring his right knee and leg. He was seen in the ER later that evening and diagnosed with a strained muscle and small fracture of the lower right leg. He has been excused from work.

Source

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