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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220152660034 · 09/21/2015 · Highland Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Welder (non-shop)
Activity
Welding or cutting
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.54 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
Highland Mining Company
Mine
4609204

Narrative

When installing excavator bucket pin employee pinched left thumb between the bucket and stick arm, causing a laceration to the tip of the left thumb.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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