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MACHINERY

220262460001 · 08/29/2026 · Frontier Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity
Grinding
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
OTHER INJURY,NEC
Body part
EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost
9
Mine experience
0.69 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
James C Justice III
Operator
Frontier Coal Company
Mine
4609474

Narrative

Employee was cutting T-3 channel when a small piece of metal shavings broke loose and entered underneath EE's safety glasses, striking the employee in the right eye.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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