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FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

220112860018 · 10/05/2011 · Tuscaloosa Resources, Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type
Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
Occupation
Haul/Off road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber tire truck driver, Transportation truck driver
Activity
Escaping a hazard
Injury source
LANDSLIDE (SURF ONLY)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost
182
Mine experience
7 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Walter Energy Incorporated
Operator
Tuscaloosa Resources, Inc
Mine
0103390

Narrative

While being loaded by an excavator, a high wall approx. 50 feet away, collapsed sending unconsolidated material into the haul truck. Employee exited his cab and surveyed the situation (while on the truck), when the material began moving, sending the truck over another high wall. The employee jumped off his truck and tumbled down the high wall sustaining multiple injuries.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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