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MACHINERY

220071840047 · 06/20/2007 · Rivers Edge Mining Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Shuttle car operator, Mantrip operator, Ramcar operator, Rail runner, Buggy operator
Activity
Shuttle car, Ram car, Buggy
Injury source
MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost
244
Mine experience
11.92 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator
Rivers Edge Mining Inc
Mine
4608890

Narrative

The miner operator was trying to get up out of the bottom rock. The miner was grading the bottom as it backed up the shuttle car ""377"" got hung on the back of the miner machine ""224"". This picked the SC up off the ground approx. 16"". Miner helper tried to flag miner operator to stop, but operator was already moving forward. This caused the SC to drop off of the miner approx. 16"".

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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