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POWERED HAULAGE

220003180035 · 11/07/2000 · Cumberland River Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity
Mantrip
Injury source
POST,CAPS,HEADERS,TIMBER
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
HEAD, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost
11
Mine experience
3.53 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Ashland Inc
Operator
Cumberland River Coal LLC
Mine
4406816

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING MANTRIP. THEY DID NOT REMOVE TIMBER FROM THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. THE ROADWAY WAS MUDDY AND ROUGH. THE VIBRATION OF THE VEHICLE CAUSED THE TIMBERS IN THE BACK OF THE MAN TRIP TO SHIFT. THE END OF ONE TIMBER CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE RIB. THIS CAUSED THE OPPOSITE END OF THE TIMBER TO SWING AROUND, STRIKING HIM ON SIDE OF HIS FACE, JUST BELOW THE RIM OF HIS HARD

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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