HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at South Fork Coal Co., LLC
Start: 04/02/2020

220200970008 · 04/02/2020 · South Fork Coal Co., LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 50
Mine experience: 0.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent): White Forest Resources, Inc
Operator: South Fork Coal Co., LLC
Mine: 4609462

Narrative

Employee was prepping dozer for the upcoming shift. EE moved it to the fuel tank to fill the tank. The fuel tank is powered by a gasoline engine that is started with a rope pull. When EE yanked the cord to start the engine they struck a hand on the tracks because the dozer was parked so close. EE incurred a fractured 5th metacarpal on left hand.

Source

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