HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Marfork Coal Company, LLC
Start: 03/17/2018

220180850010 · 03/17/2018 · Marfork Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Electrician, Lineman
Activity: Electrical maintenance
Injury source: UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 0.54 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc
Operator: Marfork Coal Company, LLC
Mine: 4608315

Narrative

Miner was assisting in changing conveyor boom on a Joy 14/15 continuous miner when the boom unexpectedly shifted. The miner was caught between the boom and the mine roof injuring miners back. Injury resulted in paralysis below miners waist.

Source

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