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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220112690048 · 09/17/2011 · Sidney Coal Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
APPAREL,NEC
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FACE,NEC
Days lost
0
Mine experience
3 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
Sidney Coal Company Inc
Mine
1518381

Narrative

Employee was removing a rope bolt from the ripper head of the continuous miner. As he started to move the bolt, it sprung loose striking him on his safety glasses knocking them into his face fracturing his left cheek.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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