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MACHINERY

220201620010 · 06/05/2020 · Iron Cumberland LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Loading machine/Gather arm loader helper
Activity
Move power cable
Injury source
CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
Nature of injury
CONCUSSION-BRAIN,CEREBRAL
Body part
BRAIN
Days lost
47
Mine experience
6 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc
Operator
Iron Cumberland LLC
Mine
3605018

Narrative

Employee was advancing miner cable slack from 2 - 3 xc to #3 entry. EE hooked the cable to a shuttle car in #3 entry to pull the loop of slack thru three cable handlers around the corner. Employee put themselves in bad body position. The cable pulled tight and came flying out of cable handlers and struck the employee in the shoulder knocking employee into the rib.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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