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MACHINERY

Fatal · 220073190003 · 11/05/2007 · The North American Coal Corp

Details

Degree of injury
FATALITY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by powered moving object
Occupation
Crane operator, Mobile equipment operator (MEO), Dragline operator, Dropball operator, Rigger
Activity
Move power cable
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part
HEAD,NEC
Days lost
0
Mine experience
4.21 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
NACCO Industries Inc
Operator
The North American Coal Corp
Mine
4102840

Narrative

While The Page dragline was still digging, the Assistant on the dragline crew entered the area in the back of the dragline w/o first notifying the dragline operator. The Assistant was injured when he was struck by the dragline shoe as the dragline turned to deposit a load of material. The Assistant was promptly transported to the hospital and he died there the following day.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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