HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Spartan Mining Company, LLC
Start: 03/01/2018

220180670018 · 03/01/2018 · Spartan Mining Company, LLC

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: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: CHUTE & SLIDE-CONVYR HOPR
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 2 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc
Operator: Spartan Mining Company, LLC
Mine: 4601544

Narrative

Employee stated was assisting setting the feeder. When the feeder was properly positioned the coworker lowered the feeder onto the tailpiece. At this time, the tailpiece chute suddenly moved catching the right thumb between the tailpiece and the chute. The EE applied a dressing to the wound and finished the shift. After work EE received 9 sutures and was released to return to work.

Source

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