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SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

220063620035 · 12/14/2006 · Heritage Coal Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
Occupation
Beltman, Conveyor man, Conveyor belt worker, Mobile bridge carrierman, Feeder operator, Conveyor rider
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
FLOOR,WALKING SURF-NOT UG
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
HEAD,NEC
Days lost
125
Mine experience
0.87 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator
Heritage Coal Company LLC
Mine
1511012

Narrative

Employee reported: He & a co-worker were servicing the clean coal silo feeders. He climbed the ladder to the walkway to the feeder & proceeded to grease the north side bearing. When stepping around the end of the feeder walkway, he lost his footing, falling to the top of the belt cover then down to the load out tunnel floor. The backside of his head hit the floor.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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