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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220111120017 · 04/12/2011 · Maple Coal Co., LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost
64
Mine experience
0.31 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Walter Energy Incorporated
Operator
Maple Coal Co., LLC
Mine
4604236

Narrative

Employee was located in the track entry where the track crew was pulling rails off the rail car, one of the rails caught on another rail in a bind, when it broke free, it swung across the entry and struck the employee in the left leg. Employee was transported to Montgomery Hospital where x-rays revealed a fracture to his proximal tibial plateau, which would require surgery.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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