HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Eastern Associated Coal Corp
Start: 04/24/2000

220001260012 · 04/24/2000 · Eastern Associated Coal Corp

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
Activity: Observe operations
Injury source: STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator: Eastern Associated Coal Corp
Mine: 4604955

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING LARRY MIDDAUGH AND MIKE ADAMS LOAD TRACK RAIL FROM A SCOOP ONTO A RAILCAR. HE AND MIDDAUGH HAD LOADED ONE END OF THE TRACK RAIL ONTO THE RAILCAR AND TOLD ADAMS THEY WER E IN THE CLEAR SO HE COULD PUT THE OTHER END OF THE RAIL ON THE CAR. AS ADAMS PUSHED HIS END OF ONE OF THE RAILS ONTO THE RAILCAR, THE OPPOSITE END FLEW UP AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE TOP OF H

Source

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