MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Progress Coal
Start: 02/03/2000

220000450144 · 02/03/2000 · Progress Coal

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck against a moving object
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Bulldozer
Injury source: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: ARM,NEC
Days lost: 280
Mine experience: — years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Progress Coal
Mine: 4608788

Narrative

WINCH LINE BROKE ON DOZER THAT WAS HOLDING ANOTHER DOZER CLEARING BRUSH ON SLOPE. DOZER SLID DOWN HILL TURNING OVER APPROX. 4 TIMES, BLADE TO WINCH. DOZER ROLLED ON 60 DEGREE SLOPE ABOUT 400' . OPERATOR WAS IN BRUSH CAB WITH SEAT BELT ON.

Source

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