MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Highland Mining Company LLC
Start: 09/08/2004

220042600024 · 09/08/2004 · Highland Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Caught in, under or between two or more moving 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: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 34
Mine experience: 0.92 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator: Highland Mining Company LLC
Mine: 1502709

Narrative

EMPLOYEE REPORTED: HE WAS PERFORMING THE JOB AS A ROOF BOLTER. WHEN DRILLING A HOLE IN THE MINE ROOF, HE HAD DRILLED THE DEPTH OF THE 1ST AUGER, AFTER INSERTING THE 2ND AUGER INTO THE 1ST AUGER THERE WAS A GAP BETWEEN THE TWO AUGERS. WHEN THE BOOM OF MACHINE WAS RAISED, THE TWO AUGERS CAME TOGETHER CATCHING THE FLESH BETWEEN HIS INDEX FINGER & THUMB RESULTING IN A LACERATION.

Source

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