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POWERED HAULAGE

220170110002 · 01/02/2017 · Clas Coal Company Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Occupation
Beltman, Conveyor man, Conveyor belt worker, Mobile bridge carrierman, Feeder operator, Conveyor rider
Activity
Hand load, Hand shoveling
Injury source
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost
29
Mine experience
4.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
William Ridley Elkins Jr
Operator
Clas Coal Company Inc.
Mine
1519325

Narrative

EE was pushing a rock, on the side of the no. 4 belt tail piece, with a shovel, back onto belt when rock hit moving belt it spun around, bounced back to the side of the tail piece, struck EE's legs, causing EE to lose balance, fall onto belt conveyor. EE carried underneath belt crossover and down belt when EE grabbed a belt support chain and fell off belt. EE travelled about 40ft

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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