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POWERED HAULAGE

220030270081 · 01/23/2003 · Elk Run Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
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Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
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Activity
Inspect equipment or mine
Injury source
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Nature of injury
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Body part
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Days lost
0
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Massey Energy Company
Operator
Elk Run Coal Company, LLC
Mine
4607009

Narrative

EE WAS RIDING IN A RAIL MANTRIP. AS IT WAS TRAVELING UP THE SLOPE, THE MANTRIP BECAME FOULED ON THE SLOPE FLOOR. THE PASSENGERS GOT OUT TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE TRIP TO FOUL. HE WAS STANDI NG BY THE MANTRIP WHEN THE OPERATOR OF THE TRIP WAS INFORMED THAT HE NEEDED TO BACK THE MANTRIP UP. WHEN IT BACKED UP, HIS FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SLOPE FLOOR & THE BOTTOM OF THE MANTRIP.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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