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MACHINERY

220062490041 · 08/26/2006 · Webster County Coal LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Bull gang foreman, Labor foreman, Leadman, Section foreman, Shift boss
Activity
Observe operations
Injury source
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost
63
Mine experience
8.85 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Alliance Resource Partners LP
Operator
Webster County Coal LLC
Mine
1502132

Narrative

Employee was standing beside the pinner with his hand on the pin boards when a rock fell from between pins hitting his hand causing a fracture. He had surgery on 8-26-06 to install pins in the broken bone. He started missing work on 8/28/06.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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