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POWERED HAULAGE

220242780040 · 10/02/2024 · Wolf Run Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Scoop car/Scooptram operator, Load/Haul/Dump (LHD) operator, Teletram operator
Activity
Load-haul-dump (UG)
Injury source
MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
5
Mine experience
1.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Arch Resources Inc
Operator
Wolf Run Mining LLC
Mine
4604168

Narrative

While operating a scoop, the injured person needed to adjust self in the seat. EE grabbed the canopy with the right hand and accidentally caught the palm of their hand between the rib and the canopy. EE was then transported to the hospital for treatment, which included surgery to set the bone in EE's pinky finger and repair the soft tissue damage.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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