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ENTRAPMENT

220173100044 · 07/19/2017 · The Marshall County Coal Company

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)
Robert E Murray
Operator
The Marshall County Coal Company
Mine
4601437

Narrative

Four men were reported as being trapped on the Fish Creek elevator at 12:42 pm. The men were inspecting the elevator when it traveled below the safety switch causing the elevator to be unable to return to the surface. All four men were of the elevator and standing in the Intake until the elevator was returned to service and at that time traveled to the surface.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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