MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Alpha Coal West, Inc.
Start: 01/09/2010

220100250045 · 01/09/2010 · Alpha Coal West, Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck against a moving object
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Bulldozer
Injury source: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 40
Mine experience: 8.69 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Alpha Coal West, Inc.
Mine: 4801078

Narrative

A dozer operator was pushing coal cleanings into a berm in a drilling and blasting area. While backing to reposition, the operator misjudged her distance from the crest and backed off the highwall. The dozer fell approximately 33 feet onto a slough pile. The operator was dignosed with one ruptured disc.

Source

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