MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Mingo Logan Coal Company
Start: 03/12/2003

220030830139 · 03/12/2003 · Mingo Logan Coal Company

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: UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 102
Mine experience: 11 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Arch Resources Inc
Operator: Mingo Logan Coal Company
Mine: 4608730

Narrative

INJURED WAS OPERATING THE HEAD SIDE CUTTER DRUM ON LONGWALL SECTION. AT APPROX 70 SHIELD HE NOTICED A SHIELD TILTED DOWN. HE WAS POSITIONED 10' TO 12' OUT BY DRUM (TOWARD HEADGATE) HE STATED T HAT HE COULDN'T SEE WHAT HE WAS CUTTING. A ROCK FLEW OUT FROM THE DRUM AND HIT HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.

Source

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