HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Sidney Coal Company, LLC
Start: 10/23/2014

220142970009 · 10/23/2014 · Sidney 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: Welder
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 1 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Sidney Coal Company, LLC
Mine: 1519097

Narrative

The employee was attempting to boost the battery on a forklift and had lifted the lid to access the battery compartment and as he was attaching the booster cables the lid fell on to his left hand. This caused a minor fracture to his left thumb. He was wearing gloves at the time.

Source

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