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MACHINERY

220143640009 · 12/18/2014 · Hopkins County Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity
Continuous miner
Injury source
UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost
20
Mine experience
6.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator
Hopkins County Coal LLC
Mine
1518826

Narrative

Injured was standing at the 3rd to last row of bolts moving the miner from the 4th lift back to the other side to clean up the cut. The tail was swung over towards the operator, he thought the tail was straight. He turned to flag a car when the tail pinned him against the rib, and the miner drug him down the rib to inby the 2nd to last row of bolts.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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