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ENTRAPMENT

220073370015 · 11/27/2007 · Wolf Run Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
ENTRAPMENT
Accident type
Accident type, without injuries
Occupation
Activity
Injury source
Nature of injury
Body part
Days lost
0
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
International Coal Group Inc (ICG)
Operator
Wolf Run Mining LLC
Mine
4604168

Narrative

Employee was entrapped on the elevator when the safety switch on the travel rope tripped due to the elevator being bounced from it being jogged manually in the inspection mode. Schindler elevator inspected and reset the safety to allow employee to be removed from the elevator. He got off the cage at 12:54 AM

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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