HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Marfork Coal Company, LLC
Start: 05/08/2015

220151410009 · 05/08/2015 · Marfork Coal Company, LLC

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: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost: 274
Mine experience: 4 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was straddling the take-up when the tailpiece was pulled up, the slack tightened and the take-up dolly struck him in the right leg above ankle resulting in a compound fracture. Employee was treated at CAMC General Division where he had surgery to repair bone.

Source

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