HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at The Ohio County Coal Company
Start: 04/02/2019

220190980015 · 04/02/2019 · The Ohio County Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
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: STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 4
Mine experience: 0.54 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Robert E Murray
Operator: The Ohio County Coal Company
Mine: 4601436

Narrative

Employee was recovering rail from the 6 West Longwall Section when the rail fell from the scoop bucket, pinning employee's finger between the tie and rail, resulting in a fracture to the right index finger. Cause of injury was awareness. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Miner proficiency may be a factor.

Source

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