MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Commonwealth Mining, LLC
Start: 03/07/2018

220180680020 · 03/07/2018 · Commonwealth Mining, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity: Front-end loader
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 62
Mine experience: 4.25 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Cox Enterprises; L C Management
Operator: Commonwealth Mining, LLC
Mine: 3304709

Narrative

Crew was attempting to tram the Highwall Miner while victim in fork loader observed the trailing cable. From the confines of the loader 25 feet away a piece of metal from the Highwall Miner track flew through the slightly opened side glass of the loader striking the employee and causing employee to lose vision in left eye.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown