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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220010310037 · 01/24/2001 · San Juan Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Backhoe operator, Trackhoe operator, Crane operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part
THIGH/FEMUR
Days lost
4
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
BHP Billiton
Operator
San Juan Coal Company
Mine
2901168

Narrative

EMPLOYEE ATTACHED A CHAIN FROM THE RAM HANDLE TO THE TRACTOR SO THAT HE COULD LIFT IT OVER THE SIDE OF THE SLED. THE BATTERING RAM WEIGHING APPROX 500-800 LBS, SLIDE SIDEWAY AND PINNED THE EMP LOYEE'S LEG TO THE TRACTOR AND RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT BRUISES TO HIS LEFT LEG JUST ABOVE THE KNEE.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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