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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220152540026 · 09/01/2015 · McElroy Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Belt cleaner, Picker
Activity
Lay or repair railroad track
Injury source
STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
Nature of injury
CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part
FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
Days lost
17
Mine experience
10 years

Operator

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

Narrative

A full trained miner had replace the switch at 10 drive and was picking up old piece of 15'-20' rail to load on car set one end of rail on the car with help and the rail bounced off the car landing on the left foot of the miner . He was wearing leather metatarsal boots.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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