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POWERED HAULAGE

220153220029 · 11/10/2015 · Elk Run Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck by powered moving object
Occupation
Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity
Continuous miner
Injury source
MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost
50
Mine experience
1 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was changing sides with miner to clean up. Shuttle car operator had backed up to allow room. As he was trammimg the miner back to the face, the shuttle car op. started advancing and struck miner op. in the back.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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