MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corp.
Start: 06/29/2012

220121870046 · 06/29/2012 · McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corp.

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Electrician, Lineman
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: BLOCKING
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: JAW INCLUDE CHIN
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): James River Coal Company
Operator: McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corp.
Mine: 1518775

Narrative

EE was lowering the head of the continuous miner on some crib blocks that were being used to block the head up. When pressure was applied to the crib blocks, one crib block twisted out and struck EE on the right jaw.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown