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ENTRAPMENT

220163480011 · 12/12/2016 · Pocahontas Coal Company LLC

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)
Metinvest B V
Operator
Pocahontas Coal Company LLC
Mine
4608878

Narrative

On 12-12-16 at approximately 4:55 a.m. an employee got on the service hoist to ride it to the surface. The hoist started moving towards the surface and when it reached the 100 foot mark the hoist stopped. The employee was stuck on the hoist for approximately 35 minutes. The hoist was down for electrical issues and was repaired at approximately 5:30 a.m. No employees were injured

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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