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MACHINERY
220073520043 · 12/10/2007 · Energy West Mining Company
Details
- Degree of injury
- DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Struck by flying object
- Occupation
- Longwall operator, Chock operator, Shear operator, Plow operator
- Activity
- Longwall, Shear, Plow
- Injury source
- BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- FRACTURE,CHIP
- Body part
- HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
- Days lost
- 100
- Mine experience
- 7.65 years
Operator
- Controller (parent)
- MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company
- Operator
- Energy West Mining Company
- Mine
- 4200121
Narrative
While operating the shear a piece of rock flipped off the cutting drum and struck employee in the back of the hand causing a fracture.
Source
- Authoritative
- MSHA Open Government Data
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown