ENTRAPMENT

Name: ENTRAPMENT at Independence Coal Company Inc
Start: 06/20/2002

220021780006 · 06/20/2002 · Independence Coal Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury: ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification: ENTRAPMENT
Accident type: Accident type, without injuries
Occupation: —
Activity: —
Injury source: —
Nature of injury: —
Body part: —
Days lost: —
Mine experience: — years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Independence Coal Company Inc
Mine: 4607273

Narrative

ON JUNE 20, 2002 AT 8:35PM, 2 MEN WERE TRAPPED IN THE VERTICAL SHAFT ELEVATOR FOR APPROX.75MIN.WHEN THE ROPE BREAK HYDRAULIC PUMP LEAKED OIL OUT OF RESIVIOUR AND SET THE SAFETY BRAKES.

Source

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