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ENTRAPMENT

220162140020 · 07/22/2016 · 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 entered the Miracle Run elevator from the Miracle Run bottom. The elevator began traveling up, then it switched to inspection mode. At 3:27am, just short of the surface, the elevator stopped. The miners were entrapped approximately 108 minutes. No problems with training, PPE, mining machines or compliance.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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