HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Elk Run Coal Company Inc
Start: 10/23/2001

220013020019 · 10/23/2001 · Elk Run Coal Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Handling coal, Rock, Ore
Injury source: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 1.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Elk Run Coal Company Inc
Mine: 4608055

Narrative

EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED BOLTING #4 ENTRY AND WAS CLEANING OFF SOME LOOSE ROCK THAT HAD FELL ON THE T-BAR OF THE ATRS. A ROCK THAT MEASURED 3'X 3'X 0-2"" THICK SLID OFF OF THE T-BAR STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON HIS LEFT ARM CAUSING A SMALL CUT.

Source

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