MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Colony Bay Coal Company
Start: 05/03/2001

220011340031 · 05/03/2001 · Colony Bay Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Welding or cutting
Injury source: MOLTEN METAL
Nature of injury: BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 7
Mine experience: 8.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator: Colony Bay Coal Company
Mine: 4606272

Narrative

EE WAS USING CUTTING STEEL BEARING MOUNT ON THE END A CATERPILLAR D11N PUSH ARM. AS HE WAS CUTTING THE BOTTOM SECTION, A SMALL PIECE OF HOT SLAG (<1/4"" DIA) BLEW OUT AND GOT UNDER HIS CUTTING GOGGLES, BURNING THE BOTTOM OF HIS LEFT EYELID.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown