HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Elk Run Coal Company, LLC
Start: 10/28/2014

220143140039 · 10/28/2014 · Elk Run Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Scoop car/Scooptram operator, Load/Haul/Dump (LHD) operator, Teletram operator
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 3 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Elk Run Coal Company, LLC
Mine: 4609163

Narrative

Employee was placing pogo sticks behind line curtain after cleaning. The pogo stick came loose and the top screw struck Employee in the palm of right hand. Employee was treated at MedExpress where he was diagnosed with a laceration and a hairline fracture.

Source

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