MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Alpha Coal West, Inc.
Start: 10/07/2015

220152860096 · 10/07/2015 · Alpha Coal West, Inc.

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: Grader
Injury source: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 146
Mine experience: 7.04 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Alpha Coal West, Inc.
Mine: 4801078

Narrative

Employee was doing a clean-up in front of the shovel, when the moldboard caught a rock stopping the blade's forward motion jarring the employee's neck and back.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown