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MACHINERY

220111670031 · 06/09/2011 · AMFIRE Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Fall to the walkway or working surface
Occupation
Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity
Continuous miner
Injury source
MINE FLOOR,BOTTOM,FOOTWAL
Nature of injury
CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost
267
Mine experience
10 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
AMFIRE Mining Company LLC
Mine
3608850

Narrative

Tramming Joy CM downgrade when the miner began free-wheeling down the grade. The employee, positioned outby the miner, got his feet caught by the outby strands (loops) of the miner cable causing him to fall and be dragged along the bottom for a short distance.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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