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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220140860025 · 03/21/2014 · American Energy Corporation

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Longwall operator, Chock operator, Shear operator, Plow operator
Activity
Lay or repair railroad track
Injury source
STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost
467
Mine experience
0.85 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Robert E Murray
Operator
American Energy Corporation
Mine
3301070

Narrative

Employee was removing clip ties from track rail, while removing last clip tie track rail came together catching his left lower leg between the rail. PPE was not a factor/mining equipment was not a factor/mining systems was not a factor, compliance rules/regs was not a factor, miner proficiency may have been a factor.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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