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MACHINERY

220030930040 · 03/24/2003 · American Mining & Manufacturing Corp

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Fall to the walkway or working surface
Occupation
Continuous miner helper, Coal mole helper, Bridgeman
Activity
Set or remove brattice
Injury source
MINE FLOOR,BOTTOM,FOOTWAL
Nature of injury
UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
—
Mine experience
0.21 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Timothy P Smith
Operator
American Mining & Manufacturing Corp
Mine
1518567

Narrative

EE WAS HANGING OUTBY END OF WING CURTAIN IN #6 ENTRY. LEFT BOLTER WAS IN LAST OPEN BETWEEN 6-7. BOLTER CABLE WAS HUNG ACROSS #6 ENTRY OVER HEAD OF HELPER WHERE HE WAS HANGING CURTAIN. BOLTER O PERATOR STARTED HIS MACHINE NOT KNOWING HIS REEL WAS ENGAGED. CABLE PULLED LOOSE FROM WIRE IT WAS HUNG WITH KNOCKING EE TO GROUND. HE FELL ON HIS RT HAND, INJURING HIS THUMB.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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