MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Bowerston Shale Company
Start: 07/30/2014

220142170027 · 07/30/2014 · Bowerston Shale 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: Power shovel, Dragline
Injury source: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part: LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost: 30
Mine experience: 34 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Clay City Pipe Company
Operator: Bowerston Shale Company
Mine: 3300539

Narrative

Northwest 6 shovel hoist brake pedal came up abruptly as operator released the brake at high throttle pinning momentarily his leg between the brake pedal and the seat. Brake adjustments should be tested at idle before using.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown