← MSHA accidents

HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220061020039 · 04/01/2006 · Excel Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
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
HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.54 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator
Excel Mining LLC
Mine
1508079

Narrative

After drilling into the roof using a two piece drill steel, he lowered the drill boom to retrieve the drill steel. When the drill boom was lowered the top sectioin of the steel folded in the hole and the bottom piece fell to the mine floor. Retrieving the bottom section he stumbled and tried to balance on bolter boom. Drill steel fell out striking back of hand--fracture.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown