# ENTRAPMENT
> MSHA accident `220112720017` · 09/23/2011 · Mettiki Coal WV, LLC 
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID)
- **Classification:** ENTRAPMENT
- **Accident type:** Fall to lower level, NEC
- **Occupation:** Laborer, Bull gang,  Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** SCAFFOLDS,STAGING,ETC
- **Nature of injury:** UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
- **Body part:** UNCLASSIFIED
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.06 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Alliance Resource Partners LP
- **Operator:** Mettiki Coal WV, LLC 
- **Mine:** [4609028](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4609028)
## Narrative

At approximately 8:00 a.m. a work crew had rigged & was lifting a steel platform from top of a shaft when platform tipped & knocked an employee into the shaft.  Employee fell approx 35 feet to the water level in the shaft and was entrapped approx 30 minutes.  Employee was thrown a line & was lifted out with an excavator & truck.  No injury and no lost time resulted from incident.

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