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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220003530043 · 12/12/2000 · Premier Elkhorn Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Fall from machine
Occupation
Assayer, Geologist, Metallurgist, Engineer, Engineer management
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
MACHINE-MILL,CLEANING PLT
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FACE, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost
—
Mine experience
24 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
TECO Energy Inc
Operator
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company, LLC
Mine
1516470

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING FEED PIPE FROM #2 SMALL COAL DRYER. HE HAD A CHAIN RATCHET ON FEED PIPE, WHEN HE GOT ALL THE BOLTS OUT, ONE END OF THE PIPE SWUNG AROUND TOWARD HIM AND CAUSED HIM TO FALL OFF THE DRYER. HIS FACE HIT #1 SCREEN BOWL CAUSIING A CUT NEAR HIS RIGHT EYE.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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