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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220142030005 · 07/15/2014 · Spartan Mining Company, 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
Motorman, Motor person, Swamper, Switchman, Locomotive operator
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
92
Mine experience
3.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
Spartan Mining Company, LLC
Mine
4608808

Narrative

Two employees was picking up a drawhead to install on a flatcar they were moving, as the other employee picked up his side of the drawhead it allowed it to roll over onto the injured employees right hand, causing a fracture. He was wearing a mechanic's glove.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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