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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220141920039 · 09/16/2013 · Mettiki Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
SCRATCH,ABRASION,SUPERFCL
Body part
FACE,NEC
Days lost
0
Mine experience
35.77 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator
Mettiki Coal LLC
Mine
1800671

Narrative

Employee was struck on right cheek with compress air while performing maintenance work. The employee was examined and released by a medical provider at the time of the accident with no reportable treatment. The employee has since received medical treatment (laser surgery) to removed embedded coal particles from his right cheek making this accident reportable.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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