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MACHINERY

220062400038 · 08/21/2006 · Kings Town Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
SKULL
Days lost
204
Mine experience
1 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
John M Walker
Operator
Kings Town Inc.
Mine
3003459

Narrative

Employees were crushing as they normally do. Injured saw a block out of place under the hammer leg which needed to be pushed back. While he was doing that, a rock fell from the crusher hitting him in the head.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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