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POWERED HAULAGE

220180400010 · 02/02/2018 · Marfork Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
LW Propman, Propman helper, Move crew if LW, Move-up man, Jacksetter, Advanceman LW helper
Activity
Observe operations
Injury source
CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost
45
Mine experience
0.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc
Operator
Marfork Coal Company
Mine
4609212

Narrative

Employee was watching trailing cable slack on the #2 roof bolter as it was being trammed. A scoop, 1 break outby, unexpectedly caught the roof bolter trailing cable pulling the trailing cable and entangling the injured's foot in a loop of the trailing cable slack. Resulted in a fractured tibia of the left ankle/foot area.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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