HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Blue Creek Mining, LLC
Start: 05/08/2017

220171300029 · 05/08/2017 · Blue Creek Mining, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Blackhawk Mining LLC
Operator: Blue Creek Mining, LLC
Mine: 4609226

Narrative

Employee stated EE was using a cable spool hand crank to clean on magnet. The cable had built up tension. The employee hit the release with a miner bit and the handle came around and struck employees right forearm causing an avulsion. Employee needed stitches to close wound.

Source

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