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HOISTING

220123180040 · 11/06/2012 · Pocahontas Coal Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
HOISTING
Accident type
Accident type, without injuries
Occupation
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Activity
—
Injury source
—
Nature of injury
—
Body part
—
Days lost
0
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Metinvest B V
Operator
Pocahontas Coal Company LLC
Mine
4608878

Narrative

On the above listed date at 9:30pm, a stray cat had entered into the load side of the fuses used to power the hoist in the secondary escape way causing electrical failure to the hoist. All workers were withdrawn from the mine and both agencies were notified.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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