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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220160890012 · 03/23/2016 · Marfork Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Electrician, Lineman
Activity
Rerail equipment, Sprag
Injury source
JACKS-MECH,HYDRL,AIR,ETC
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost
44
Mine experience
0.08 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
Marfork Coal Company, LLC
Mine
4609048

Narrative

The employee was using a jack raise a flat car up that had derailed. After raising the flat car the employee used a set of chain ratchets to pull the flat car back onto the rail when the jack came loose and struck the employee in the hand resulting in a fracture to right hand.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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