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MACHINERY

220170900009 · 03/24/2017 · Sunrise Coal, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Scoop car/Scooptram operator, Load/Haul/Dump (LHD) operator, Teletram operator
Activity
Walking, Running
Injury source
FORKLIFTS,STACKERS,TRCTR
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
LEG, NEC
Days lost
617
Mine experience
4.04 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Brent K Bilsland
Operator
Sunrise Coal, LLC
Mine
1202418

Narrative

The injured's left leg became wedged between a battery coal Hauler and the coal rib on the #1 unit after the miner backed into the hauler and pushed it back into the rib. After transporting employee to the hospital it was discovered employee suffered a fractured leg.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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