MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Highland Mining Company LLC
Start: 02/29/2004

220040640026 · 02/29/2004 · Highland Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost: 231
Mine experience: 0.98 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EMPLOYEE REPORTED: A 4-MAN CREW WAS WORKING IN THE MINE SLOPE WASHING DOWN THE FLOOR. HE WAS LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM AREA KEEPING THE DRAIN TROUGH CLEAR OF MATERIAL. A HOIST ROPE WEAR PAD WAS ST RUCK BY THE HIGH PRESSURE WATER STREAM, IT BOUNCED DOWN THE SLOPE AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT ARM RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO BOTH BONES IN HIS RIGHT ARM.

Source

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