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POWERED HAULAGE

220010160090 · 01/03/2001 · Independence Coal Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Electrician, Lineman
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost
—
Mine experience
2 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Massey Energy Company
Operator
Independence Coal Company Inc
Mine
4608603

Narrative

INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO MEASURE THE LENGTH OF A BELT ROLLER WHILE THE BELT WAS RUNNING. HE TRIED TO MEASURE THE BOTTOM ROLLER BY STRETCHING THE TAPELINE UNDERNEATH THE BELT. WHILE DOING SO, HIS ARM WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROLLER AND THE BOTTOM.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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