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MACHINERY

220001090018 · 04/06/2000 · Hopkins County Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Fall onto or against objects
Occupation
Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity
Roof bolter, Inserting bolt
Injury source
ROOF (ROCK) BOLTS
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
ARM,NEC
Days lost
—
Mine experience
0.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator
Hopkins County Coal LLC
Mine
1517515

Narrative

EE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT IN THE ROOF HE USED BOTH ARMS TO STRAIGHTEN THE BOLT TO PUT INTO THE ROOF AT THIS TIME THE BOLT SPUN AROUND AND HE SPUN AROUND AS WELL. HE STOPPED WHEN HE FELL AG AINST THE BOOM OF THE BOLTER. HE IMMEDIATELY FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS LEFT ARM WHICH RESULTED IN A BRUISE AND A TORN MUSCLE.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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