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FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Fatal · 220170940001 · 03/30/2017 · Green Hill Mining Inc

Details

Degree of injury
FATALITY
Classification
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Auger operator, Auger Crew supervisor
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part
HEAD, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost
—
Mine experience
0.31 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Laird T Orr Jr.
Operator
Green Hill Mining Inc
Mine
4407079

Narrative

While changing work cutter head bits on the coal auger machine, ee was struck by a rock approx 4 feet by 5 feet by 30 inches that fell from the bottom section of the highwall. EE was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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