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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220191190018 · 04/27/2019 · The Western Kentucky Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Rubbed or abraded
Occupation
Beltman, Conveyor man, Conveyor belt worker, Mobile bridge carrierman, Feeder operator, Conveyor rider
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
5 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Western Kentucky Consolidated Resources, LLC
Operator
The Western Kentucky Coal Company
Mine
1519535

Narrative

The employee was hooking up a cathead to a generator, employee was getting up off of the ground, their hand was on the edge of the hitch, their hand slipped on the side of the hitch it slid over a sharp burr causing a cut resulting in sutures

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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