HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Cumberland Coal Resources LP
Start: 07/06/2015

220151890022 · 07/06/2015 · Cumberland Coal Resources LP

Details

Degree of injury: PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Beltman, Conveyor man, Conveyor belt worker, Mobile bridge carrierman, Feeder operator, Conveyor rider
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury: AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 4
Mine experience: 34 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Cumberland Coal Resources LP
Mine: 3605018

Narrative

EE AND A PARTNER WERE CHANGING ROLLERS ON CC2 BELTLINE. THEY HAD A HARD TIME GETTING ROLLER IN. ONCE THE TIGHT SIDE WAS IN, THE NORTH SIDE FELL DOWN AND CAUGHT THE EE'S RT RING FINGER CRUSHING IT FROM THE TIP TO THE FIRST KNUCKLE. THIS CAUSED EE TO LOSE THIS PORTION OF HIS FINGER. EE WAS TAKEN TO RUBY/WVU HOSPITAL. EE WILL PROBABLY OFF FOR UP TO 30 DAYS.

Source

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