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MACHINERY

220040960038 · 03/18/2004 · Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity
Roof bolter, Drilling
Injury source
DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
4 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Operator
Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC
Mine
4406503

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS BRINGING STEEL OUT OF HOLE. AS HE WAS SEPARATING THE STEEL HE REACHED OVER TO LOWER THE HEAD TO GIVE MORE ROOM TO GET THE STEEL OUT. WHEN HE ENGAGED THE HEAD HE WENT THE WRONG WAY, CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE TWO PIECES OF STEEL, CAUSING A LACERATION AS WELL AS A BROKEN BONE.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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