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ENTRAPMENT

220143630019 · 12/23/2014 · Consolidation Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
ENTRAPMENT
Accident type
Accident type, without injuries
Occupation
Activity
Injury source
Nature of injury
Body part
Days lost
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Robert E Murray
Operator
Consolidation Coal Company
Mine
4601433

Narrative

One miner was entrapped on the Miracle Run elevator for 1 1/2 hours. While riding elevator to top a small piece of ice fell off shaft wall and hit the linkage on the SOS switch, manually throwing it, causing a safety fault and the brakes to lock up. No issue with mining machines, methods, ppe, training or compliance issues.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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