HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC
Start: 10/15/2015

220152990037 · 10/15/2015 · Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects
Occupation: Utility man, Shift tech, Service/Dump truck operator
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: ELEVATORS,CAGES,SKIPS,ETC
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 16.12 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Arch Resources Inc
Operator: Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC
Mine: 4800977

Narrative

The rescue team was conducting plant fire system familiarization training when a technician's hand was pinched/smashed between the upper and lower sections of the elevator door while pulling it closed. The result was a fractured right index finger.

Source

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