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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220191270008 · 05/01/2019 · River View Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Beltman, Conveyor man, Conveyor belt worker, Mobile bridge carrierman, Feeder operator, Conveyor rider
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
BELT CONVEYORS
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.38 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EE and another miner were carrying an alignment roller up some steps onto a cat-walk in the slope. The other miner dropped their end of the roller while the injured was bent over. The roller hit the catwalk and bounced up hitting the EE in the mouth chipping two of the front teeth.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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