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MACHINERY

Fatal · 220150300055 · 01/28/2015 · LCT Energy, LP

Details

Degree of injury
FATALITY
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
CRUSHING
Body part
CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Days lost
Mine experience
0.81 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
JAZ Ventures LP
Operator
LCT Energy, LP
Mine
3609939

Narrative

Miner Operator was tramming into cut. When he positioned the miner onto sights, the mining machine was on a knuckle on the bottom causing it to swing in his direction, pinning him against the rib with the tail of the mining machine.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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