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MACHINERY

220070300030 · 01/24/2007 · Big Ridge Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
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, Tramming
Injury source
METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
199
Mine experience
2.75 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator
Big Ridge Inc
Mine
1103054

Narrative

Employee was tramming the roof bolter backwards thru a line curtain. He had his hand and arm reaching out behind him pushing the curtain back. The bolter machine went over a hump and the cab/canopy of the machine went up to the roof. When it did this his hand was pulled on top of the canopy and his finger was caught between a curtain board and the canopy.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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