MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Independence Coal Company Inc
Start: 02/23/2000

220000660040 · 02/23/2000 · Independence Coal Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Scoop car/Scooptram operator, Load/Haul/Dump (LHD) operator, Teletram operator
Activity: Roof bolter, Inserting bolt
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part: NOSE/NASAL PASSAGES/SINUS/SMELL
Days lost: 21
Mine experience: 0.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Massey Energy Company
Operator: Independence Coal Company Inc
Mine: 4608492

Narrative

INJURED WAS USING A FLETCHER RR II BOLTER TO INSTALL BOLTS IN THE BREAK BETWEEN #1 AND #2 ENTRY. HE PUT UP A BOLT THAT BENT AND WAS MOVING THE MAST OVER 6' TO INSTALL ANOTHER BOLT. DURING THIS PROCESS, THE BOLT THAT BENT AND WAS CAUGHT BY THE CANOPY CAUSING THE PLATE TO BREAK LOOSE AND STRIKE EE IN THE NOSE. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE RECEIVED 6 STITCHES.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown