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FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

220140720017 · 03/04/2014 · ICG Tygart Valley

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Shuttle car operator, Mantrip operator, Ramcar operator, Rail runner, Buggy operator
Activity
Shuttle car, Ram car, Buggy
Injury source
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.48 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Arch Resources Inc
Operator
ICG Tygart Valley
Mine
4609192

Narrative

Employee was driving a shuttle car from the continuous miner toward the feeder and as he rounded a tight corner a piece of rock came off of the rib and into the operator's deck mashing his left middle causing a laceration. The Laceration required ten sutures to close.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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