MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Highland Mining Company LLC
Start: 07/02/2003

Fatal · 220031920001 · 07/02/2003 · Highland Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: FATALITY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity: Continuous miner
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: NECK
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 0.28 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator: Highland Mining Company LLC
Mine: 1502709

Narrative

ON JULY 2ND, 2003, EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK IN THE NECK BY A PROJECTILE WHILE CUTTING COAL WITH A CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE. PRELIMINARY FINDINGS SUGGEST THE VICIM WAS STRUCK BY A SMALL PIECE OF METAL FROM THE TIP OF A CUTTING BIT.

Source

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