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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220092640050 · 09/16/2009 · Brooks Run South Mining, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Crane operator, Mobile equipment operator (MEO), Dragline operator, Dropball operator, Rigger
Activity
Hand load, Hand shoveling
Injury source
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
HEAD,NEC
Days lost
0
Mine experience
2.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
Brooks Run South Mining, LLC
Mine
4607985

Narrative

The injured and another ee were shoveling on the beltline. Another ee above him shoveling on the belt line place a large piece of rock, onto the belt, it bounced off and struck the victim in the forehead resulting in a laceration requiring sutures to close.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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