HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Alpha Coal West, Inc.
Start: 02/11/2014

220151680027 · 02/11/2014 · Alpha Coal West, Inc.

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,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: LEG, NEC
Days lost: 15
Mine experience: 11.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Alpha Coal West, Inc.
Mine: 4800732

Narrative

While changing bucket teeth for a shovel, a small piece of metal broke off the tooth and struck ee in the leg. The result was a 1/4 inch cut. The cut required no treatment at the time of injury. On 6/11/15, the ee had a procedure to repair a narrowed artery under scar tissue. The damaged is the result of the injury that occurred on 2/11/14.

Source

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