HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at ICG Tygart Valley
Start: 09/24/2013

220132690024 · 09/24/2013 · ICG Tygart Valley

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Hang or reposition tubing
Injury source: RBR,GLS,PLSTC,FIBRGLS,FAB
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 1 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Arch Resources Inc
Operator: ICG Tygart Valley
Mine: 4609192

Narrative

Employee was dropping ventilation tubing.The employee had hand placed through the D ring on the side of the tube to help support the weight. When the tube became dislodged, the weight of the tube bent employee's fingers back. This resulted in a laceration/ break to the right ring finger. The laceration required 5 sutures to close.

Source

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