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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220142340029 · 08/20/2014 · Elk Run Coal Company, LLC

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
Examiner, Fire boss, Pre-shift examiner, Mine examiner
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
10 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
Elk Run Coal Company, LLC
Mine
4607009

Narrative

While hooking up cathead, Employee had right hand under cathead. When moving cathead to latch, the latch pin bent and caused cathead to smash finger between cathead and power center (Fracture - Seven (7) Sutures).

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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