← MSHA accidents

POWERED HAULAGE

220001360132 · 05/10/2000 · Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
SKULL
Days lost
90
Mine experience
9.44 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Ashland Inc
Operator
Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC
Mine
4800977

Narrative

EE WAS PART OF A THREE-MAN TEAM REMOVING THE PIN ON THE PADLOCK OF THE SHOVEL BUCKET. THE NYLON STRAP STRIKING EE IN THE FOREHEAD. AT THE TIME, HE WAS STANDING IN THE BUCKET ABOUT 180 DEGREE S FROM THE DIRECTION OF PULL. A FORKLIFT WAS BEING USED TO PULL THE PIN. OPEN FRACTURE TO SKULL.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown