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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220100540010 · 02/15/2010 · Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
CHAIN,ROPE,CABLE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
NOSE/NASAL PASSAGES/SINUS/SMELL
Days lost
0
Mine experience
21.08 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Arch Resources Inc
Operator
Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC
Mine
4800977

Narrative

Employee changing 3/8"" wire rope cable on Kranco 10 ton overhead crane in Main shop bays 3 and 4. Injured employee and co-worker performing task in the man basket of an S-85 Genie man lift. While setting the hoist lower limit switch the employee caught the tip of their nose on wire rope cable causing a laceration which required sutures

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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