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POWERED HAULAGE

220001290188 · 04/18/2000 · Motivation Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury
PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck by powered moving object
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Locomotive
Injury source
STD G RAIL CR,MTR-SURF EQ
Nature of injury
AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part
LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost
—
Mine experience
7.44 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Pittston Company
Operator
Motivation Coal Company
Mine
4403328

Narrative

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE 30 RAILROAD CARS (LOADED) WITH A LOCOMOTIVE, WHEN HAND BRAKE WAS LOOSED THE CARS STARTED TO MOVE. INJURED GOT ON CAR AND FELL IN FRONT OF WHEEL RESULTING IN INJURY TO HIS LOWER LEFT FOOT AND LEG. LOWER LEG WAS AMPUTATED 4/21/00.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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