HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Remington LLC
Start: 12/02/2013

220133400009 · 12/02/2013 · Remington LLC

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: Electrician, Lineman
Activity: Continuous miner
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 12
Mine experience: 2.92 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Patriot Coal Corporation
Operator: Remington LLC
Mine: 4609230

Narrative

Employee was attempting to raise the flip up shield on the continuous miner and as he was lifting the shield his foot slipped causing him to let go of the shield in order to catch himself. This resulted in the shield coming down and mashing the employer's hand. The employee received a crack to the 3rd metacarpal bone of the hand.

Source

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