POWERED HAULAGE

Name: POWERED HAULAGE at Eastern Associated Coal LLC
Start: 10/15/2008

220082970049 · 10/15/2008 · Eastern Associated Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity: Supervise
Injury source: MOTORS
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost: 102
Mine experience: 28 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Patriot Coal Corporation
Operator: Eastern Associated Coal LLC
Mine: 4601456

Narrative

Supervisor and witnesses were attempting to remove the gearbox from the 3 Right Longwall face. While doing so the tensioner motor was knocked loose by the scoop bucket and struck the injured employee on the lower left leg fracturing it in 4 places.

Source

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