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MACHINERY

220152100005 · 07/19/2015 · Warrior Coal, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Bulldozer
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost
20
Mine experience
0.13 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator
Warrior Coal, LLC
Mine
1514335

Narrative

Employee was operating a dozer while loading a train; a chute stopped up and was not feeding coal. After about 20 minutes of it not feeding the operator's were told to stay off of the feeder. The employee drove his dozer to close as he was feeding the main feeder and the dozer fell in bridge area of the feeder. The employee was not entrapped and he got out on his own.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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