EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE

Name: EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE at Marfork Coal Company, LLC
Start: 03/22/2016

220160850002 · 03/22/2016 · Marfork Coal Company, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Beltman, Conveyor man, Conveyor belt worker, Mobile bridge carrierman, Feeder operator, Conveyor rider
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: RBR,GLS,PLSTC,FIBRGLS,FAB
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FACE,NEC
Days lost: 247
Mine experience: 0.06 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Marfork Coal Company, LLC
Mine: 4608315

Narrative

Employee was helping co-worker replace a 6 inch plastic ""T"" waterline in the conveyor belt entry. After replacing the old ""T"" they turned the water back on and was examining the ""T"" for leaks when the 6 inch ""T"" burst causing pieces of the pipe to strike EE in the face.

Source

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