MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Midwest Coal Llc
Start: 09/19/2001

220012670057 · 09/19/2001 · Midwest Coal Llc

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Fall from machine
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: GROUND
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
Days lost: 70
Mine experience: 1.61 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Michael G King; Steve Stipanovich
Operator: Midwest Coal Llc
Mine: 2302163

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR A BROKEN CHAINON THE DM 45 INGERSOL DRILL. WHILE STANDING ON THE ROTARY HEAD WHICH WAS APPROX 15' ABOVE THE GROUND THE OPPOSITE CHAIN BROKE AND ALLOWED THE ROTARY HEAD TO FREE FALL APPROX 12' WHILE HE WAS STANDING ON IT. THE IMPACT OF THE FALL CAUSED HIS INJURY.

Source

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