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POWERED HAULAGE

220030690032 · 02/25/2003 · Independence Coal Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Fall from machine
Occupation
Scoop car/Scooptram operator, Load/Haul/Dump (LHD) operator, Teletram operator
Activity
Escaping a hazard
Injury source
MINE FLOOR,BOTTOM,FOOTWAL
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
3
Mine experience
0.03 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Massey Energy Company
Operator
Independence Coal Company Inc
Mine
4608492

Narrative

EE AND #2 SECTION CREW BOARDED THE MANTRIP TO THE SURFACE. AT APPROX. 25 CROSSCUT ON #3 BELTLINEOPERATOR OF THE MANTRIP WARNED THE CREW THAT THEBRAKES WERE MALFUNCTIONING AND WOULD NOT SLOW TH E MANTRIP. AT SOME POINT ON THE #3 BELTLINE EE JUMPED FROM THE MANTRIP CAUSING MUSCLE STRAINS. THE MANTRIP THEN DERAILED IN A CURVE AT #2 BELT DRIVE STRIKING THE #1 BELTLINE.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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