← MSHA accidents

POWERED HAULAGE

220150990009 · 04/06/2015 · Marfork Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Fall from machine
Occupation
Utility man, Errand boy, Service truck operator
Activity
Escaping a hazard
Injury source
MINE FLOOR,BOTTOM,FOOTWAL
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost
269
Mine experience
0.06 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
Marfork Coal Company, LLC
Mine
4609048

Narrative

Employee was a passenger in supply motor which started to slide down the track. When the motor went through two (2) sets of airlock doors, employee jumped off of motor striking his left hand on an unknown area or object resulting in a compound fracture/laceration. Employee was treated at CAMC General where he was admitted and had surgery.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown