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MACHINERY

220070190028 · 01/16/2007 · Pritchard Mining Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Welder (shop)
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part
LEG, NEC
Days lost
59
Mine experience
3.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Andrew B Jordon
Operator
Pritchard Mining Company Inc
Mine
4608849

Narrative

Employee s were installing track pads on new rails. His need to rotate tracks. Other ee manted exc. to rotate track and the leg on his coveralls booked swing control. When other ee startd machine and raised bucket machine swung to the right and pinned EE between bucket and tracks. EE suffered no broken bones. He only suffered a bruise to his left thigh.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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