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MACHINERY
220151820010 · 06/30/2015 · Eastern Associated Coal LLC
Details
- Degree of injury
- DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Struck by flying object
- Occupation
- Master mechanic, Foreman, Supervisor
- Activity
- Machine maintenance
- Injury source
- HAND TOOLS,POWERED,NEC
- Nature of injury
- FRACTURE,CHIP
- Body part
- MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
- Days lost
- 7
- Mine experience
- 4 years
Operator
- Controller (parent)
- Patriot Coal Corporation
- Operator
- Eastern Associated Coal LLC
- Mine
- 4601456
Narrative
Employee was struck in the mouth by a socket from an air impact gun resulting in a laceration to his upper lip and damage to his teeth.
Source
- Authoritative
- MSHA Open Government Data
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown