MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Bridger Coal Company
Start: 08/05/2016

220162220020 · 08/05/2016 · Bridger Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Longwall operator, Chock operator, Shear operator, Plow operator
Activity: Longwall, Shear, Plow
Injury source: LONGWALL SUPT,JKS & CHOCK
Nature of injury: CONCUSSION-BRAIN,CEREBRAL
Body part: BRAIN
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 9.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent): MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company; IDACORP
Operator: Bridger Coal Company
Mine: 4801646

Narrative

Employee was working in shield #36 on the longwall face. A support (Duke) had been placed from the pan to the shield canopy, the Duke bled off and struck employee on the head. Employee momentarily lost consciousness, diagnosed with a mild concussion.

Source

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