MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Kingwood Mining Company LLC
Start: 12/18/2003

220040020056 · 12/18/2003 · Kingwood Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity: Roof bolter, Inserting bolt
Injury source: DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 0.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator: Kingwood Mining Company LLC
Mine: 4608751

Narrative

THE EE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT TO SUPPORT A BROW. HE STARTED THE HOLE W/A SHORT STARTER STEEL, BUT DID NOT DRILL THE HOLE STRAIGHT. WHEN HE SWITCHED TO HIS REG. STEEL, THE BOTTOM OF THE ST EEL WAS NOT PLACED PROPERLY IN THE CHUCK. THE STEEL WAS ON A BIND & WHEN HE RELEASED PRESSURE, THE DRILL STEEL SPRUNG BACK & STRUCK HIS RT.HAND.

Source

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