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MACHINERY
220052490099 · 08/26/2005 · West Ridge Resources Inc
Details
- Degree of injury
- NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Struck by flying object
- Occupation
- Longwall operator, Chock operator, Shear operator, Plow operator
- Activity
- Longwall, Shear, Plow
- Injury source
- BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- Body part
- HEAD,NEC
- Days lost
- 0
- Mine experience
- 2.5 years
Operator
- Controller (parent)
- Andalex Resources B V
- Operator
- West Ridge Resources Inc
- Mine
- 4202233
Narrative
While cutting thru the tailgate a piece of coal bounced off the face and hit employee in the head causing a laceration which took 6 stitches to close.
Source
- Authoritative
- MSHA Open Government Data
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown