MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC
Start: 10/06/2007

220072890015 · 10/06/2007 · Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Grinding
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 1.33 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Arch Resources Inc
Operator: Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC
Mine: 4800977

Narrative

At the time of the incident the technician was using a grinder to cut a bracket that supported the steering suction tube on a CAT 793 truck. As the technician was cutting the bracket a metal fragment struck and became lodged in his right eye.

Source

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