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EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
220142960016 · 10/21/2014 · Eastern Associated Coal LLC
Details
- Degree of injury
- NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- Classification
- EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
- Accident type
- Struck by flying object
- Occupation
- Rock driller
- Activity
- Underground equipment, NEC
- Injury source
- METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- Nature of injury
- CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- Body part
- JAW INCLUDE CHIN
- Days lost
- 0
- Mine experience
- 0.21 years
Operator
- Controller (parent)
- Patriot Coal Corporation
- Operator
- Eastern Associated Coal LLC
- Mine
- 4601456
Narrative
Employee pressurized the pneumatic drill rig and a fitting came apart, striking him in the chin.
Source
- Authoritative
- MSHA Open Government Data
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown