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ENTRAPMENT

220171230011 · 04/28/2017 · Pocahontas Coal Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
ENTRAPMENT
Accident type
Accident type, without injuries
Occupation
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Activity
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Injury source
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Nature of injury
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Body part
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Days lost
—
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Metinvest B V
Operator
Pocahontas Coal Company LLC
Mine
4608878

Narrative

On 4-28-17 at approximately 5:19 a.m. an employee was riding the service hoist when it went down due to electrical issues. The hoist then started running again and then went down for a second time due to the same electrical issue. The hoist was repaired by changing a contactor and no one was injured.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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