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MACHINERY

220150150023 · 01/06/2015 · Elk Run Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by powered moving object
Occupation
Shuttle car operator, Mantrip operator, Ramcar operator, Rail runner, Buggy operator
Activity
Ventilation maintenance
Injury source
UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
27
Mine experience
0.71 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
Elk Run Coal Company, LLC
Mine
4608384

Narrative

Employee was struck with the miner boom while making adjustments to the ventilation controls in the #5 entry. Employee was dragging ventilation curtain through the adjacent cross cut toward the miner which was located in the #5 heading when Employee contacted the moving boom.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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