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MACHINERY

220232990005 · 10/16/2023 · Bronco Utah Operations, LLC.

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity
Continuous miner
Injury source
UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part
HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
Days lost
12
Mine experience
0.42 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Bronco Coal Resources, LLC
Operator
Bronco Utah Operations, LLC.
Mine
4200079

Narrative

EE injured operating continuous miner. EE split the tracks to turn the CM to the left and was struck on the left hip by the CM Tail Boom and then caught between it and the mine Rib. EE sustained contusions to both hips, no evidence of broken bones. Later, during EE's stay in hospital, EE noticed pain in right hand. X-Rays show a possible small bone fragment at a metacarpal base.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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