HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Aracoma Coal Company, LLC
Start: 06/05/2003

220031700048 · 06/05/2003 · Aracoma Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity: Move non-self-propelled equip
Injury source: CHAIN,ROPE,CABLE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 46
Mine experience: 1.34 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Aracoma Coal Company, LLC
Mine: 4608802

Narrative

EE AND COWORKERS WERE MOVING A RR II THAT HAD A BROKEN OPERATOR FRONT SIDE TRAM CHAIN 1 BREAK OUT BY THE LOB. THEY HOOKED A SCOOP UP TO THE BACK OF THE RR II CHAIN TO MOVE. EE WAS STANDING ON THE INSIDE OF THE RIB WATCHING CABLE WHEN THE ATRS STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE STATED HE FLAGGED THE OPERATORS, BUT NEITHER SEEN HIM.

Source

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