EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE

Name: EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE at Shamrock Coal Company Incorporated
Start: 08/22/2007

220072410009 · 08/22/2007 · Shamrock Coal Company Incorporated

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: BOILR,PRES VSL,AIR HOS,OX
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost: 61
Mine experience: 27 years

Operator

Controller (parent): James River Coal Company
Operator: Shamrock Coal Company Incorporated
Mine: 1502502

Narrative

Several pieces of 4' waterline coupled together were being moved when a piece broke apart at the coupling hitting employee in the left leg; he received a fracture to the left fibula.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown