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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220151870007 · 06/30/2015 · McElroy Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation
Wireman, Communications man
Activity
Couple or uncouple mine car
Injury source
CHAIN,ROPE,CABLE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury
BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part
UPPER EXTREMITIES, MULTIPLE
Days lost
4
Mine experience
10.69 years

Operator

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

Narrative

A trained miner was re-railing a bus at 26 break on 7 belt and had hooked a chain from 1 bus to another bus to try to get the bus back on the rail the chain had became the grounded between the 2 buses and got hot. The employee grabbed the chain to assist himself up and was not wearing gloves and resulted in his right hand and fingers to be burned.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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