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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220143210029 · 11/08/2014 · Elk Run Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Steel worker, Iron metal worker, Iron worker
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part
KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost
25
Mine experience
4 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was pulling on a chain fall that had been wrapped around a conveyor belt to raise it up to take tension off a channel pan that was to be changed out. In the process, the hook slid down the change and hit the employee in the knee, causing pain and swelling as time progressed.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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