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POWERED HAULAGE

220212150004 · 07/28/2021 · Aracoma Coal Company, LLC

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
Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity
Move non-self-propelled equip
Injury source
CONVEYORS,NEC
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
UPPER EXTREMITIES, MULTIPLE
Days lost
225
Mine experience
7 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc
Operator
Aracoma Coal Company, LLC
Mine
4609361

Narrative

While tramming feeder from #5 entry around corner into the 5 left crosscut, EE inadvertently contacted rib with one of the tram levers, while having the other tram lever engaged, causing feeder to move towards the rib pinching EE's left hand between rib and feeder, fracturing hand and fingers.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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