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HOISTING

220161480018 · 05/21/2016 · Pocahontas Coal Company LLC

Details

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

Operator

Controller (parent)
Metinvest B V
Operator
Pocahontas Coal Company LLC
Mine
4608878

Narrative

On 5-21-16 the service hoist was taken out of service due to showing signs of slack in the hoist ropes. On 5-23-16 the hoist was placed back in service after Lakeshore had retensioned the ropes. No persons were trapped or injured. All employees were evacuated to the surface in a timely manner.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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