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MACHINERY

220070920043 · 03/24/2007 · Highland Mining Company LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity
Roof bolter, Inserting bolt
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
DISLOCATION
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
19
Mine experience
1.92 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator
Highland Mining Company LLC
Mine
1502709

Narrative

EE was installing a roof bolt into a drilled hole. He initially had the bolt head in the machines rotation chuck, when he raised to the roof, the boom head would not reach roof. Lowerd boom, inserted wrench and re-raised. To align wrench on bolt head, he engaged machines rotation while holding onto resin bolt. A burr caught glove and tightened glove around fingers.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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