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POWERED HAULAGE

220120030017 · 12/15/2011 · Pocahontas Coal Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Laborer, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
Activity
Mantrip
Injury source
MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Days lost
61
Mine experience
0.27 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Metinvest B V
Operator
Pocahontas Coal Company LLC
Mine
4607191

Narrative

Employee was riding on passenger side of a Damascus permissible 2-man ride when the ride malfunctioned causing the ride to abruptly turn into the belt line. This jolted the employee into the control panel in the center of the ride. This resulted in a few fractured ribs the employee was kept for observation and released and remains off.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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