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HOISTING

220162850028 · 10/07/2016 · 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

At approximately 5:10 p.m. the service hoist went down due to a malfunction in one of the relays causing the brakes not to release. All employees were evacuated to the surface in a timely manner. No person or persons were trapped or injured.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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