MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Aracoma Coal Company, LLC
Start: 03/05/2002

220020730013 · 03/05/2002 · Aracoma Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Longwall operator, Chock operator, Shear operator, Plow operator
Activity: Longwall, Shear, Plow
Injury source: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 50
Mine experience: 0.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Aracoma Coal Company, LLC
Mine: 4608801

Narrative

EE SHEARER OPERATOR WAS WASHING THE SHEAR WHILE IT WAS TRAMMING 25 FEET PER MINUTE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX. 18"" ROUND X 6"" THICK FLEW FROM THE SHEAR TAIL DRUM STRIKING HIS RIGHT KNEE. EE W AS DIAGNOSED WITH A HYPEREXTENSION TO THE RIGHT KNEE.

Source

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