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POWERED HAULAGE

220042400035 · 08/20/2004 · Kingwood Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity
Mantrip
Injury source
MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost
31
Mine experience
0.25 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
Kingwood Mining Company LLC
Mine
4608751

Narrative

The employee was a passenger in a rail-man bus that was following another man-bus. The front bus lost traction due to wet rails, slid backward and the two man-busses collided. The employee sustained a sore right leg. The examination showed a possible torn ligament. The employee did not return to work his next scheduled shift.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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