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ENTRAPMENT

220153290023 · 11/19/2015 · Bowie Resources LLC

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
ENTRAPMENT
Accident type
Accident type, without injuries
Occupation
Activity
Injury source
Nature of injury
Body part
Days lost
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Wolverine Fuels LLC
Operator
Bowie Resources LLC
Mine
0504591

Narrative

The employee was operating a D-10 bulldozer pushing coal on the D Bench coal stock pile west to east across feeder A. While pushing coal across the feeder the back end of the dozer fell approx. 8-feet into a void above Feeder A. The dozer was not able to pull out of the hole and was stuck. The employee was able to climb out of the dozer and walked off of the stockpile unhurt.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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