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MACHINERY

220081550067 · 05/27/2008 · I O Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity
Roof bolter, Tramming
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost
105
Mine experience
4 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Magnum Coal Company
Operator
I O Coal Company, LLC
Mine
4608798

Narrative

EE was tramming the roof bolter up the neutral entry from the operators deck. He got out of the deck to use the inch control levers to go under a discharge line going across the entry, when the chain from the front left tire broke. A link from the chain struck EE in the left lower leg.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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