MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corp.
Start: 02/01/2007

220070390039 · 02/01/2007 · McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corp.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY 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, Drilling
Injury source: UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 2 years

Operator

Controller (parent): James River Coal Company
Operator: McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corp.
Mine: 1518775

Narrative

Employee was operating a roof bolter in the #3 left break on the 001-0/002-0 mmu. He was putting the drill steel in the drill pot on the Fletcher roof bolter when his left glove got caught between the chuck and drill steel. He engaged the rotation at the same time resulting in a fracture in the little on the left hand.

Source

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