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MACHINERY

220121070027 · 04/04/2012 · Marfork Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Shuttle car operator, Mantrip operator, Ramcar operator, Rail runner, Buggy operator
Activity
Continuous miner
Injury source
UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part
LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost
136
Mine experience
2 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
Marfork Coal Company, LLC
Mine
4609048

Narrative

EE finished the cut in 8 and was moving the miner to 7. the ee backed the miner to the last open line and while gathering his cables using 2 ropes 1 rope had been removed from the boom the 2nd was still connected to the boom. the boom swung to the operators side and the employee began tramming the miner to the face of 7 the boom pinched his lower left leg into the rib

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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