MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Pine Ridge Coal Company LLC
Start: 07/18/2002

220022100094 · 07/18/2002 · Pine Ridge Coal Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Shuttle car operator, Mantrip operator, Ramcar operator, Rail runner, Buggy operator
Activity: Hand tools (powered)
Injury source: HAND TOOLS,POWERED,NEC
Nature of injury: AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 124
Mine experience: 10.48 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator: Pine Ridge Coal Company LLC
Mine: 4607908

Narrative

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE INSTALLING 7"" X 16' CABLE ROOF BOLTS USING A HAND-HELD HYDRAULIC TENSIONER TO TIGHTEN THE BOLTS. ONE WAS PICKING UP THE TENSIONER WHEN THE OTHER ENGAGED THE MANUAL HYDRAULIC VALVE CONTROL CAUSING THE TENSIONER TO RETRACT. HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CABLE SLEEVE AND THE RETRACTABLE HEAD OF THE TENSIONER, RESULTING IN AMPUTATION AT THE 1ST JOINT.

Source

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