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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220170270023 · 01/24/2017 · Elk Run Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Utility man, Shift tech, Service/Dump truck operator
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.06 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc
Operator
Elk Run Coal Company, LLC
Mine
4606188

Narrative

Employee was removing steel wedges from the outer cutter drum on a continuous miner. While EE was pulling one, the adjacent one flew out striking EE in the upper lip resulting in 8 stitches.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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