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MACHINERY

220083570072 · 12/09/2008 · National Coal Corporation

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Continuous miner helper, Coal mole helper, Bridgeman
Activity
Observe operations
Injury source
UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
ARM,NEC
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.27 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
National Coal Corporation
Operator
National Coal Corporation
Mine
4003279

Narrative

The operator was lowering the head of the miner from the operator side as the employee was looking underneath the machine with his left arm lying on the miner pan, catching arm between the pan and head on the off side of miner, breaking employee's arm.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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