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MACHINERY

220132610006 · 09/11/2013 · Mammoth Coal Co.

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Occupation
Beltman, Conveyor man, Conveyor belt worker, Mobile bridge carrierman, Feeder operator, Conveyor rider
Activity
Handling coal, Rock, Ore
Injury source
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
7 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
Mammoth Coal Co.
Mine
4608159

Narrative

Shovel hit slate bar as it started to fall toward belt employee tried to catch it so it would not go into moving belt. During this attempt left hand went through top roller. This resulted in multiple lacerations to thumb,ring finger,middle finger on left hand. 5 sutures thumb,2 sutures ring finger and 16 sutures middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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