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POWERED HAULAGE

220051800038 · 06/25/2005 · Marfork Coal Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Haul/Off road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber tire truck driver, Transportation truck driver
Activity
Haulage or Dump truck
Injury source
HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
LOWER EXTREMITIES, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost
247
Mine experience
0.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Massey Energy Company
Operator
Marfork Coal Company Inc
Mine
4608551

Narrative

EE LOST CONTROL OF HIS TRUCK. HE HIT ANOTHER TRUCK & THEN TURNED OVER INTO A POND. EE BROKE BOTH LEGS. TRANSPORTED TO MED. CENTER BY AIR. ALL DAMAGES TO EQUIP. ARE NOT EVAL. AT THIS TIME. (TRUCK LANDED ON SIDE; COWORKER HELD EE'S HEAD ABOVE WATER UNTIL THEY COULD GET HIM OUT. UNKNOWN (7/1/05) IF EE HAD ADDL. INJURIES IDENTIFIED AT HOSP. 2ND TRUCK DRIVER NOT INJURED.)

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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