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MACHINERY

220122840011 · 08/25/2012 · Consolidation Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Bulldozer
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
HEAD,NEC
Days lost
5
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
CONSOL Energy Inc
Operator
Consolidation Coal Company
Mine
4404856

Narrative

Dozer op. decided on his own that he was working 3:1 slope on hollow fill. The op. was told that he wasn't to get on the slope, but he did anyway. Op. backed too far down slope and went off a washout area on the next slope. Inexperienced op. caused the accident.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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