POWERED HAULAGE

Name: POWERED HAULAGE at Independence Coal Company Inc
Start: 09/12/2011

220112630028 · 09/12/2011 · Independence Coal Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Hand load, Hand shoveling
Injury source: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: NECK
Days lost: 32
Mine experience: 2.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Independence Coal Company Inc
Mine: 4603755

Narrative

Injured employee was struck on the upper back and neck by a rock weighing approx. 6.3lbs that fell approx. 70 feet from above from the RC4 belt. Injured employee was treated by EMT's and EMS then airlifted to CAMC-General ED. He was admitted for observation and diagnosed with vertebrae fractures of the neck and tissue bruising.

Source

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