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MACHINERY

220060310033 · 01/26/2006 · Consolidation Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
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
UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
HEAD,NEC
Days lost
0
Mine experience
34 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
CONSOL Energy Inc
Operator
Consolidation Coal Company
Mine
4601436

Narrative

While employee was installing cable bolts and wire mesh, he had just installed a bolt and it still had tension on it when he lowered the boom of the twin boom bolter. When he did this, it caused the bolt wrench to fly off striking him in the left forehead just at his eyebrow. This resulted in a laceration of about 1"".

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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