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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220171240004 · 05/01/2017 · The Marshall County Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
10 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Robert E Murray
Operator
The Marshall County Coal Company
Mine
4601437

Narrative

A fully trained miner was installing a brake unit on a take up when the shaft on the brake slid causing employee's left middle finger to be caught between the shaft and the brake causing a laceration that required sutures. There were no compliance issues nor protective guarding involved and no days were missed.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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