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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220132200024 · 08/06/2013 · Gibson County Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by rolling or sliding object
Occupation
Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity
Set or remove brattice
Injury source
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
ARM,NEC
Days lost
0
Mine experience
4.62 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator
Gibson County Coal LLC
Mine
1202215

Narrative

Employee was unrolling a ventilation curtain that was rolled up to the mine roof. A small piece of rock had slid down into the rolled up curtain. As it was unrolled the rock slid down the curtain and struck employee in the fold of his right arm. This caused a laceration that was closed with sutures

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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