MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Eastern Associated Coal LLC
Start: 10/13/2005

220052970063 · 10/13/2005 · Eastern Associated Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity: Supervise
Injury source: CHAIN,ROPE,CABLE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: SKULL
Days lost: 171
Mine experience: 1.48 years

Operator

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

Narrative

The employee was sent to move and set a pony belt drive on the construction section. He instructed the crew to hook a 5/16"" chain around the drive and the scoop rope and hook to the chain and tighten up. He was standing beside the winch when the chain broke and struck the employee.

Source

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