HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at McElroy Coal Company
Start: 04/29/2015

220151260006 · 04/29/2015 · McElroy Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: BOILR,PRES VSL,AIR HOS,OX
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 64
Mine experience: 5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Robert E Murray
Operator: McElroy Coal Company
Mine: 4601437

Narrative

A fully trained longwall mechanic was repairing a hose for dust control at 55 shield . When the employee was knocking out the staple from the shield the pressure released and he was struck by the emulsion lacerated the tip of pinky finger. Employee had removed the staple from the wrong Tee .

Source

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