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POWERED HAULAGE

220121360017 · 05/11/2012 · New Elk Coal Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Occupation
Beltman, Conveyor man, Conveyor belt worker, Mobile bridge carrierman, Feeder operator, Conveyor rider
Activity
Hand load, Hand shoveling
Injury source
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
SCRATCH,ABRASION,SUPERFCL
Body part
UPPER ARM/HUMERUS
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.54 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Cline Mining Corporation
Operator
New Elk Coal Company LLC
Mine
0500296

Narrative

Injured person was shoveling on the slope belt near the tailpiece. The belt was running. Some rocks became caught between the top belt and the hold down roller, he tried removing the rocks with his shovel and got close to the running belt. His arm got caught between roller and belt.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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