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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220053180007 · 11/08/2005 · Colowyo Coal Company L P

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Fall to lower level, NEC
Occupation
Welder (shop)
Activity
Welding or cutting
Injury source
GROUND
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost
45
Mine experience
25.79 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
RTZ-CRA Group
Operator
Colowyo Coal Company L P
Mine
0502962

Narrative

A scaffold collapsed while being dismantled. A welder on the lowest level fell about four feet to the ground, sustaining a lower leg fracture and damage to the ligaments in the right ankle.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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