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ENTRAPMENT

220171230011 · 04/28/2017 · 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 4-28-17 at approximately 5:19 a.m. an employee was riding the service hoist when it went down due to electrical issues. The hoist then started running again and then went down for a second time due to the same electrical issue. The hoist was repaired by changing a contactor and no one was injured.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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