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MACHINERY

220032180018 · 07/29/2003 · Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Occupation
Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity
Roof bolter, Drilling
Injury source
DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part
UPPER EXTREMITIES, MULTIPLE
Days lost
32
Mine experience
3.53 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC
Mine
4406846

Narrative

THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DRILLING A HOLE FOR A ROOF BOLT AND HAD CHANGED STEEL. WHEN HE PUT THE TWO PIECES OF STEEL TOGETHER A PART OF HIS GLOVE WAS CAUGHT IN BETWEEN THE TWO WITH OU T HIS KNOWLEDGE. HE THEN ACTIVATED THE ROTATION AND THE LEFT HAND WAS TWISTED AGAINST THE DRILL STEEL CAUSING THE INJURY.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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