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POWERED HAULAGE

220050730044 · 03/06/2005 · Eastern Associated Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Motorman, Motor person, Swamper, Switchman, Locomotive operator
Activity
Observe operations
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
HEAD,NEC
Days lost
0
Mine experience
25.13 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator
Eastern Associated Coal LLC
Mine
4601271

Narrative

The employee was observing a locomotive pull a wrecked move car with the longwall tail drive on it to the track using a chain hooked into the pull eye when the pull eye broke off the car and glanced off the locomotive and struck the employee on the forehead.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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