MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC
Start: 09/26/2003

220032750036 · 09/26/2003 · Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Shuttle car operator, Mantrip operator, Ramcar operator, Rail runner, Buggy operator
Activity: Handling coal, Rock, Ore
Injury source: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost: 78
Mine experience: 0.67 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC
Mine: 4406846

Narrative

THE EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN HELPING TO REMOVE A ROCK OFF OF THE CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE. AFTER GETTING THE ROCK INTO THE CONVEYOR PAN THE EMPLOYEE POSITIONED HIMSELF APPROXIMATELY 7 FT AWAY IN A C ROSSCUT. AT THIS TIME THE MINER OPERATOR LOWERED THE HEAD OF THE MINER DOWN AGAINST THE ROCK TO BREAK UT CAUSING A PIECE OF THE ROCK TO FLIP OUT OF THE PAN ONTO EE'S LEFT LEG CAUSING FRACTURE

Source

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