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MACHINERY

220260700007 · 03/05/2026 · Wolf Run Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Longwall operator, Chock operator, Shear operator, Plow operator
Activity
Longwall, Shear, Plow
Injury source
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost
3
Mine experience
0.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Core Natural Resources Inc
Operator
Wolf Run Mining LLC
Mine
4604168

Narrative

While aligning a shield, shear operator stopped advancing the shear, during the stop a rock fell from the top and glanced off the spinning drum and hit the employee in the side of the face.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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