Mine accident

Name: MSHA accident at Rex Coal Company, Inc.
Start: 06/20/2003

220031820040 · 06/20/2003 · Rex Coal Company, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: —
Accident type: No Value Found
Occupation: Beltman, Conveyor man, Conveyor belt worker, Mobile bridge carrierman, Feeder operator, Conveyor rider
Activity: —
Injury source: —
Nature of injury: —
Body part: —
Days lost: 6
Mine experience: — years

Operator

Controller (parent): Joseph T Bennett
Operator: Rex Coal Company, Inc.
Mine: 1513103

Narrative

EE WAS MAKING A BELT SPLICE. THE HELPER TOOK ONE MORE SWIPE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER THAN EE THOUGHT. EE HAD HIS HAND ON TOP OB BLOCK WHEN THE HAMMER HIT. EE HAS A FRACTURE IN HAND. HE WILL BE OFF FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

Source

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