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FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

220140310013 · 01/18/2014 · Highland Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Section foreman, Bullgang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Shift boss
Activity
Hand load, Hand shoveling
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
78
Mine experience
0.27 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Patriot Coal Corporation
Operator
Highland Mining Company LLC
Mine
1502709

Narrative

Employee was on his knees cleaning under a belt tail piece, when the pipe that anchors the tail piece fell striking him in the lower back.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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