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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220173470036 · 12/11/2017 · Knight Hawk Coal, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
BLOCKING
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FACE,NEC
Days lost
11
Mine experience
0.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Arch Coal Inc.; Franklin D. Robertson; James O. Bunn
Operator
Knight Hawk Coal, LLC
Mine
1103147

Narrative

Employee and 2 other repairmen were cribbing up the continuous miner for maintenance. When the machine was lowered onto the cribbing, a crib tie came out and struck the employee on the right side of employee's face.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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