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POWERED HAULAGE

220172750008 · 09/27/2017 · Prairie State Generating Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Laborer, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
Activity
Load-haul-dump (UG)
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost
316
Mine experience
5 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Prairie State Energy Campus Management Inc
Operator
Prairie State Generating Company LLC
Mine
1103193

Narrative

The employee was pulling a rock off the miner using pull ropes. A miner bit was used to connect several pull straps together. When they started to pull the rock off the miner the bit came loose and struck the employee in the chest.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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