HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at ICG Tygart Valley
Start: 04/06/2022

220221040012 · 04/06/2022 · ICG Tygart Valley

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: BELTS (NOT CONVEYOR)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 4 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Arch Resources Inc
Operator: ICG Tygart Valley
Mine: 4609191

Narrative

Employee was turning motor sheave on unit 214 on the 3rd floor of the prep plant to assess the condition of the motor. When the employee rotated the belt, employee's right thumb was caught between the belt and the sheave. This resulted in a laceration to the right thumb that required five sutures.

Source

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