HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at The Ohio County Coal Company
Start: 09/06/2019

220192600029 · 09/06/2019 · 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: Laborer, Bull gang, Faceman, Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
Activity: Roof bolter, Drilling
Injury source: DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 18
Mine experience: 4 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was rib pinning and was switching to a longer drill steel and got left index finger caught between the drill steel and the chuck causing a laceration. Employee requested medical treatment on 9/9/19 and did not become a lost time accident until 9/11/19. 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