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POWERED HAULAGE

220180920029 · 03/29/2018 · River View Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury
PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Shuttle car operator, Mantrip operator, Ramcar operator, Rail runner, Buggy operator
Activity
Shuttle car, Ram car, Buggy
Injury source
MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury
AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part
UPPER ARM/HUMERUS
Days lost
118
Mine experience
8.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator
River View Coal LLC
Mine
1519374

Narrative

While EE was waiting for the continuous miner to reposition, EE moved the shuttle car into the intersection with left arm outside the car. At the same time, another car was in route to the miner, and traveled through the wing curtain hitting the injured's left arm, crushing it. EE was taken to the hospital, transferred to another hospital to amputate the left arm.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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