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POWERED HAULAGE

220060660040 · 02/27/2006 · Ohio County Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Mechanic helper
Activity
Ride equipment
Injury source
BACK,MINE ROOF,HNGNG WALL
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
Days lost
57
Mine experience
1.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator
Ohio County Coal Company
Mine
1517587

Narrative

Employee was riding in scoop bucket in the direction of the battery end on #1 unit's supply. While the employee was watching the miner cable, the scoop operator raised the bucket because the tire went down into a hole. Scoop came out of hole; the bucket went up against the roof pinning the employee between the floor of bucket and mine roof.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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