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MACHINERY
220083430020 · 11/24/2008 · Peabody Western Coal Company
Details
- Degree of injury
- DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Struck by... NEC
- Occupation
- Welder (shop)
- Activity
- Welding or cutting
- Injury source
- CHAIN,ROPE,CABLE-NT CONVY
- Nature of injury
- FRACTURE,CHIP
- Body part
- KNEE/PATELLA
- Days lost
- 12
- Mine experience
- 19.62 years
Operator
- Controller (parent)
- Peabody Energy Corporation
- Operator
- Peabody Western Coal Company
- Mine
- 0201195
Narrative
The welder was cutting a dragline dump rope. When it was cut loose, the released energy in the twisted rope whipped out hitting the left knee.
Source
- Authoritative
- MSHA Open Government Data
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown