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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220171980030 · 07/14/2017 · Blue Creek Mining, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity
Move power cable
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
NOSE/NASAL PASSAGES/SINUS/SMELL
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.69 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Blackhawk Mining LLC
Operator
Blue Creek Mining, LLC
Mine
4609297

Narrative

Employee stated with another employee was in the process of dropping miner cable. As they unhooked the cable a rope hanger unwrapped around the cable and hooked the injured employee in the left nostril causing a laceration to nose.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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