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SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Fatal · 220111740022 · 06/09/2011 · Mountain Coal Company, L.L.C.

Details

Degree of injury
FATALITY
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Fall onto or against objects
Occupation
Miner, Prospector, NEC
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part
CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.02 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Arch Resources Inc
Operator
Mountain Coal Company, L.L.C.
Mine
0503672

Narrative

Working on a structure 15' high & was safely tied off to structure, when he completed his work, instead of stepping onto platform from beam he was standing on while tied off - he untied and then stepped and fell 8' onto another 5 1/4"" beam with his chest. He walked to the company truck and sat down ambulance arrived, got in and died in route to the hospital.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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