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MACHINERY

220032660005 · 09/10/2003 · Webster County Coal 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
Laborer, Bull gang, Faceman, Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
Activity
Roof bolter, NEC
Injury source
UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part
FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
Days lost
121
Mine experience
0.11 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator
Webster County Coal LLC
Mine
1502132

Narrative

EE WAS LOADING PINS INTO THE TRAYS ON THE OPERATOR'S SIDE OF A DOUBLE BOOM PINNER. THROUGH A MIS-COMMUNICATION THE OPERATOR MOVED THE PINNER FORWARD TO THE NEXT ROW OF BOLTS TO BE INSTALLED AT THE SAME TIME INJURED STEPPED FORWARD TO GET ANOTHER PIN OUT OF THE PINNER. THE BACK WHEEL OF THE PINNER RAN OVER HIS FOOT CAUSING CRUSHING INJURIES. 9/22/03 FOOT AMPUTATED DUE TO INFECTION.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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