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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220052980032 · 10/15/2005 · Dolet Hills Lignite Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
RBR,GLS,PLSTC,FIBRGLS,FAB
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
Days lost
0
Mine experience
5.62 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
American Electric Power Company Inc
Operator
Dolet Hills Lignite Company LLC
Mine
1601031

Narrative

Injured was repairing a leak in a discharge pump pipe near a highwall. The pipe was chained off to keep it from going over highwall. The coupler was removed from two sections of pipe and when the injured pulled on the pipe to separate them, the pipe sprang upwards, striking the injured in the upper lip.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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