MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Anker West Virginia Mining Company Inc
Start: 03/20/2003

220030900040 · 03/20/2003 · Anker West Virginia Mining Company Inc

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Roof bolter, NEC
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 0.05 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Anker Group Inc
Operator: Anker West Virginia Mining Company Inc
Mine: 4608622

Narrative

THE INJURED WAS OPERATING A TWIN HEAD ROOF BOLTER FROM THE OPERATORS SIDE OF THE MACHINE, AS HE EXTENDED HIS LEFT HAND OUT FROM UNDER THE OPERATORS CANOPY TO RETRIVE THE DRILL STEEL FROM THE D RILLING HEAD A ROCK 12"" X 14"" X 1"" THICK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT HAND. RESULTED IN A BROKEN METACARPAL BONE IN THE LEFT HAND OF THE 4TH FINGER. INJURED WAS WEARING ME

Source

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