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MACHINERY

220070640043 · 02/27/2007 · Spartan Mining Company 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, Inserting bolt
Injury source
UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
6
Mine experience
1.75 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Massey Energy Company
Operator
Spartan Mining Company Inc
Mine
4608738

Narrative

Employee stated he was using the boom of the bolter to push bolt into a hole and his thumb got caught between the bolt head and the boom causing a crushing injury to his left thumb.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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