# MACHINERY
> MSHA accident `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:** Timothy P  Smith
- **Operator:** American Mining & Manufacturing Corp
- **Mine:** [1518567](https://api.ai-analytics.org/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.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*