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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220091210001 · 04/24/2009 · Bridger Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Laborer, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part
FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
Days lost
0
Mine experience
3.56 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company; IDACORP
Operator
Bridger Coal Company
Mine
4801646

Narrative

Injured employee was helping in the repair of a continuous miner conveyor chain. The chain became tangled, fellow employee pushed on the chain, causing the chain to flip over. A flight section of the conveyor chain struck injured miner on top of foot, just behind steel toe portion of his boot. Injured employee was placed on restricted duty.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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