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ENTRAPMENT

220160190022 · 01/13/2016 · The Marion County Coal Company

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)
Robert E Murray
Operator
The Marion County Coal Company
Mine
4601433

Narrative

Two miners were on top of the Miracle Run Elevator (30' from top) chipping ice off shaft wall, that was found in the previous inspection. A piece of ice fell and tripped the limit switch on shaft bottom causing an entrapment for approx. 85 minutes. No problems with training, ppe, mining machines or compliance issues.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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