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MACHINERY

220062230054 · 08/02/2006 · Independence Coal Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Coal/ore shovel operator, Shoveler, Power shoveler
Activity
Power shovel, Dragline
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
HEAD,NEC
Days lost
2
Mine experience
0.02 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Massey Energy Company
Operator
Independence Coal Company Inc
Mine
4603755

Narrative

Employee, an excavator operator, disobeyed the instructions given to him by supervisor, by carrying a piece of pipe down a steep slope with an excavator. The excavator slid on the steep loose ground and caused the operator to lose control and overturn. (Post-accident drug testing showed that the operator was under the influence of marijuana - misc. mail 9/18/06 #5)

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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